The World’s Best Banks 2009

The Global Finance magazine has published the best banks for 2009 in the global, regional and country categories. The list includes the best banks in 123 countries and 11 key banking categories. The winners were selected based on both objective and subjective criteria.”Objective criteria included growth in assets, profitability, geographic reach, strategic relationships, new business …

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The World’s Biggest Banks by Assets Held

The following graphic from the Wall Street Journal shows the biggest banks of the world based on total assets as of the most recent quarter: As the banking sector continues to get reshaped after the credit crisis new players are appearing at the top ranks. The French banking giant BNP Paribas (OTC: BNPQY) is the …

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