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Top 1000 World Banks – Kazakh bank outperforms on ROA

Jysan Bank of Kazakhstan comes out on top in the return on assets ranking, pushing United National Corporation of the US into second place. Joy Macknight reports.
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After two years at the top of the return on assets (ROA) ranking, United National Corporation of the US has been knocked off its perch by Kazakhstan’s Jysan Bank, which did not even figure in last year’s top five in Asia-Pacific, excluding China and Japan.

Almaty-based Jysan Bank, owned by brokerage firm First Heartland Securities, reports an impressive 18.4% ROA, while United National saw a slight drop year-on-year to 12.4%. Ukraine’s PrivatBank is close on the latter’s heels, posting a 10.6% ROA.

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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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