BTG Pactual showed good profitability, as Brazil dealt with its worst year in decades

French banks went into the crisis well prepared, as their performance shows.

Hamburg Commercial Bank is Germany’s best-performer, leading a field that did well under tough conditions.

Banco de Bogotá outperformed its peers and has grown at a faster rate than the leader, Bancolombia.

Morgan Stanley takes the lead, but on its heels are two more traditional lenders.

Pre-Covid cost-cutting and digitisation programmes helped Russian banks put in an impressive performance in this year’s rankings.

Toronto Dominion Bank claims the top slot for best overall performance among Canada’s banks, while dominant lender RBC is the most profitable.

Banks reacted smartly to Spain’s sharp contraction in growth last year — with the resulting numbers showing that they are nicely positioned for the future.

Better profitability, efficiency and return on risk put Banco Inbursa ahead of its peers in 2020.

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi leads the Turkish banks, whose adaptability has seen them through a tough year in face of currency depreciation and rising inflation.