The Best Banks in Africa for 2009

The following are the ” Best Banks in Africa for 2009″ according to rankings published by Global Finance magazine: Algeria – Arab Banking Corporation Algeria Angola – BES Angola Botswana – Standard Chartered Bank Botswana – Cote d’Ivoire Ecobank Ethiopia – NIB International Bank Gambia – Trust Bank Ghana – Ghana Commercial Bank Guinea – …

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The Best Banks in the Middle East 2009

The following are the ” Best Banks in the Middle East for 2009″ according to rankings published by Global Finance magazine: Bahrain – Ahli United Bank Egypt – Commercial International Bank (CIB) Iraq – Commercial Bank of Iraq Iran – Parsian Bank Jordan – Arab Bank Kuwait – National Bank of Kuwait Lebanon – BLOM …

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The Best Emerging Market Banks in Asia 2009

In an earlier article, I wrote about the The Best Emerging Market Banks in Latin America 2009. In this post, the best emerging market banks in Asia are listed. [TABLE=154] Shinhan Financial Group (SHG) of South Korea and HDFC Bank  (HDB) of India trade in the New York Stock Exchange. Shinhan does not pay a …

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The Best Emerging Market Banks in Latin America 2009

The Global Finance magazine published the “Best Emerging Market Banks in Latin America” for 2009  in the May issue.This is the sixteenth year the magazine has ranked the top banks in the emerging markets. These top-performing banks  were selected based on the following factors: Growth in assets Profitability Strategic relationships Customer service Competitive pricing Innovative …

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The Top 50 Banks of Brazil by Assets

The Top 50 Banks of Brazil based on assets held as of December 31,2008 are listed below. The source of the data is Banco Central Do Brasil which is the Central Bank of Brazil. The largest 50 Brazilian banks based on Assets held in R$ thousands (as of December 31,2008): [TABLE=147] Source: Banco Central Do …

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