Top 1000 World Banks – Results and summary

               

Banks’ profitability improved in 2022, with lenders taking advantage of higher interest rates. However, inflation and tighter monetary policy worldwide also presented challenges in terms of more expensive funding and increase in interest expenses.

The past financial year marked a turning point for the global banking sector. Central banks across the world have tightened monetary policy after a decade of low-to-negative interest rates and in response to several shocks, including a rebound in aggregate demand since the Covid-19 pandemic, supply chain shocks, the war in Ukraine and spiralling inflation.

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