There was a significant increase in bonds issued with environmental or social objectives attached in 2019.
Top 1000 World Banks 2023
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Turkey’s banks under pressure to increase lending
January 21, 2020Following a difficult 18 months, there are hopes that Turkey’s economic performance may start to improve and its banks may increase lending.
Oman’s banks well placed to manage political transition
January 14, 2020After five decades of relative stability, Oman has a new sultan, posing interesting questions about the country’s future direction.
Kazakhstan leads CIS ranking while Ukraine enjoys boom year
January 2, 2020The Banker’s Top 100 CIS Banks ranking shows the region's banks are performing steadily. Though Tier 1 capital growth slowed, return on both assets and capital are on an upward trend.
The Banker's Best-performing Banks ranking: BRICS countries
January 2, 2020Which banks across Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have performed the best in The Banker’s newly introduced ranking that measures a lender's performance across various key criteria?
Saudi Aramco IPO breaks the mould in more ways than one
January 2, 2020The listing of giant oil company Saudi Aramco broke several records and quadrupled the market capitalisation of Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange.
Pakistan’s banks continue to struggle
December 17, 2019Much like Pakistan’s economy as whole, performance at its banks has been lacklustre.
Signs of life for Angola’s economy
December 10, 2019As Angola makes tentative steps towards a stronger economy, improvements in asset quality are still needed at its banks. Marie Kemplay reports.
Israel’s banks hold steady despite political upheaval
December 3, 2019While there may be high drama in Israel’s politics, recent years have seen a steady performance from its banks.
NPL levels may stymie European banking union
December 2, 2019There remains further work to be done on reducing Europe’s NPL levels, particularly if progress is to be made on completing banking union in Europe.
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