Western Europe is once again lagging other regions, with many banks reducing their capitalisation. The main exception were the French banks, which increased both capitalisation and profits. Stefanie Linhardt reports.
Top 1000 World Banks 2017 - Europe video
Europe Editor Stefanie Linhardt discusses The Banker's Top 1000 results and explains why banks in eastern Europe have fared better than those in western Europe
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