SNB claims the Arab world’s top spot as post-Covid regional profitability rebounds.
While state-owned banks are making the headlines in the country ranking, the city banks are leading the way in performance.
As Caribbean economies recover from the worst effects of the global pandemic, the region’s banking sector has delivered strong growth in key metrics.
Bank Rakyat Indonesia’s strong showing across the best-performing categories have helped the bank top the overall table. Kimberley Long reports.
Strong profitability, soundness, leverage and return-on-risk metrics put Discover Financial Services at the top of our best-performing banks ranking.
Lenders in the Gulf Co-operation Council continue to drive the rise in Islamic finance, as shown by The Banker's most recent ranking, with government spending and mortgage growth set to further boost growth in 2022.
While the past two years of operating under pandemic conditions have taken their toll on businesses and the global economy, the world’s biggest banking brands have managed to increase their value. Liz Lumley reports.
The Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on tourism and trade continues to be felt across Asia-Pacific, hitting the banking sectors' pre-tax profits in several economies. However, the region's banks have seen increases across Tier 1 capital and asset growth.
The Covid-19 pandemic and widespread political turmoil in the region may have taken a toll on the profitability of the lenders included in The Banker’s 2021 Top 100 CIS Banks ranking, but they have managed to increase their assets.
The Banker's 2021 Top Islamic Financial Institutions ranking highlights a resilient sector across the globe.
The Banker’s Top 100 Central American Banks ranking shows a resilient industry in the face of many challenges.
Banks across Latin America are proving their mettle in very difficult operating environments.
Nigeria and Egypt make a strong showing in this year’s Top 100 African Banks ranking.
Foreign-owned subsidiaries are proving essential sources of profit for their parent groups.
The Banker’s 2021 Top 250 Western European Banks ranking shows that the industry has withstood the test of the pandemic; however, challenges around profitability remain.
Having strengthened balance sheets prior to the pandemic, central and eastern Europe’s banks have weathered the storm well.
An overview of the key findings in this year’s Top 100 Arab Banks ranking.
China’s banking landscape remains dominated by the state-owned banks, although the regional institutions are leading the way.
In a troubled year, Haiti’s Sogebank was the best Caribbean performer of 2020.
Indonesia’s banks have been toppled from their dominance of the region, with Vietnam’s showing a strong result this year.