Top 1000 World Banks 2019

While the global banking system is undoubtedly safer a decade on from the height of the financial crisis, years of a low-volatility bull market along with several sharp shocks rocked many lenders in 2018. Shrinking assets in Europe and central Asia, lacklustre profits everywhere but North America and an uncertain economic environment point towards a slowdown. Kat Van Hoof assesses the numbers.