The Top 10 Banks of Emerging & Frontier Markets

As the year 2009 is coming to a close, we shall take a quick look at the Top 10 Banks by Assets of Asia, Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. The banks below are ranked by assets as of the dates shown. 1.Asia 2.Latin America Note: Itau and Unibanco have merged …

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India’s Best Banks 2009

The Businessworld magazine in India published the India’s Best Banks 2009 list last week. The winners were listed in three categories : large, medium and small size banks. The factors used to select these banks are growth, size, sustainability and some risk parameters. A total of 56 commercial banks were analyzed to identify the top …

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The World’s Best Internet Banks

The Global Finance magazine has published the World’s Best Internet Banks Part II in the December issue. These winners were selected based on factors such as the ability in offering traditional products online, earning the trust of online customers, achieve cost savings thru the use of online channel, customer satisfaction, etc. The Best Internet Banks …

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The Banker: Bank of the Year Awards 2009

The Banker Magazine published the Bank of the Year Awards  for 2009 last month. The awards “celebrate the achievements of the most innovative, dedicated, creative, resilient and ambitious banks in each region of the world, and across 144 countries.” The Global and Regional Awards winners: Global Bank of the Year – Banco Santander of Spain …

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The Best Banks of Asia by Country

Recently The Asset magazine of Hong Kong published The Country Awards 2009 listing the winners in various categories including the Best Domestic Banks. The Best Domestic Banks by Country for 2009 are: China – ICBC Hong Kong – Hang Seng Bank Taiwan – Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank South Korea – Shinhan Bank (SHG) Australia – …

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