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Top 1000 World Banks 2023

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 an increase in interest expenses. Barbara Pianese reports.
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Top 1000 World Banks 2023

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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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Barbara Pianese is the Latin America editor at The Banker. She joined from Mergermarket, where she spent four years covering mergers and acquisitions across Europe with a focus on the consumer sector. She holds an MA in International and Diplomatic Affairs from the University of Bologna having studied in Brazil and France as well.
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