Poland’s largest bank, PKO Bank Polski, is deposed from the top spot in this year’s overall best-performing table.
Mixed fortunes for Spanish banks
July 5, 2023BBVA, Kutxabank and Banco de Sabadell are the three top performers in Spain this year, with the latter increasing its pre-tax profits by more than 87%.
Retail market hits French banks’ performance
July 5, 2023BNP Paribas is crowned France's best-performing bank for 2023, but pre-tax profits for most French banks are hit by characteristics unique to the French retail market.
Turkish banks’ performance boosted by record profitability
July 5, 2023Following record profitability for Turkish banks in 2022, Akbank is Turkey’s best-performing bank in this year’s rankings.
UK building societies perform better than leading high street banks
July 5, 2023Major UK banks fall down the performance table, while building societies improve their positions.
Western Europe’s banks holding steady, for now
July 5, 2023UK challenger bank Monzo enters the Top 1000 for the first time and, against a backdrop of hyperinflation, Turkish banks dominate highest return on capital and assets in this year’s western Europe rankings.
Bigger is better: consolidation in Hungary
July 5, 2023Hungary’s new “megabank”, MBH Bank, makes its presence felt in the CEE region’s highest movers table based on Tier 1 capital.
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Intelligence-sharing and collaboration critical under Dora
July 3, 2023FS-ISAC says its new Europe board of directors will help financial services firms better respond to cyber resiliency challenges.
Halyk Bank raises the bar
June 30, 2023Halyk Bank’s CEO Umut Shayakhmetova is determined to protect the bank from the war in Ukraine and the resulting sanctions on Russia, Kazakhstan’s main trading partner.
Who will underwrite the future of the new Uzbekistan?
June 26, 2023Uzbekistan is a large country with big ambitions. It is gradually opening up its economy, and banking sector, to the world and foreign investors, but the road to reform is never easy.