Malaysia

Best bank
Public Bank Best equities house
CIMB

Best debt house
CIMB

Best M&A house
CIMB

Public Bank wins the award for best bank in Malaysia for a third straight year and in the past 12 months its performance has improved yet again. Although revenues in fiscal 2003 increased 13.8%, a drop in the costs meant that the bank?s operating profit jumped 72.6%. The balance sheet also remains strong, with non-performing loans reduced further to just 2% and shareholders? funds at M$8.7