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Top 1000 World Banks - Global soundness improves but weaknesses persists in Europe

While in general the Top 1000 banks present a better picture with regards tp capital adequacy, western Europe is lagging the trend. Joy Macknight reports.
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Overall, the capital adequacy of the Top 1000 World Banks has improved compared with 2016’s ranking. Average Tier 1 capital is up by 3.9%, total assets are up by 3.0% and the global average capital assets ratio (CAR) is up from 6.44% to 6.50%. The Tier 1 capital of China and North America is up, by 5.7% and 5%, respectively.

However, not all regions are performing well. Western Europe, which holds the largest amount of Tier 1 capital, has seen declines across all three categories: a 4.3% drop in Tier 1 capital; a 3.4% decline in total assets; and a 0.05% contraction in average CAR.

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Joy Macknight is the editor of The Banker. She joined the publication in 2015 as transaction banking and technology editor. Previously, she was features editor at Profit & Loss, editorial director at Treasury Today and editor at gtnews. She also worked as a staff writer on Banking Technology and IBM Computer Today, as well as a freelancer on Computer Weekly. She has a BSc from the University of Victoria, Canada.
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