Best borrowers poll: Winners by borrower type

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Award winners
Overall winner	By regions
By borrower type	By corporate type
Emerging markets	Methodology

2009	Entity	Score
Sovereigns
1	Germany	389
2	France	291
3	Italy	100
3	Netherlands	100
5	United States	91
6	United Kingdom	86
7	Spain	54
8	Belgium	52
9	Finland	48
10	Greece	46
11	Austria	37
12	Ireland	31
13	Brazil	24
14	Portugal	19
14	Turkey	19
16	Slovenia	15
16	Switzerland	15
16	Indonesia	15
19	Qatar	11
20	Canada	10
20	Kazakhstan	10
22	Sweden	9
22	Poland	9
22	South Korea	9
22	Japan	9
22	Russia	9
27	Abu Dhabi	8
27	Australia	8
27	Norway	8
27	Holland	8
31	Denmark	7
31	Hong Kong	7
33	State of Lower Saxony	6
33	Philippines	6
33	Dubai	6
33	Israel	6
Supranational & Agencies
1	European Investment Bank	360
2	KfW Bank	315
3	Societe de Financement de l’Economie Francaise (SFEF)	97
4	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	78
5	CADES	48
6	European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	24
7	Fannie Mae	14
7	EUROFIMA	14
9	Inter-American Development Bank	9
9	Freddie Mac	9
11	Export Development Canada	7
12	International Finance Corporation (IFC-World Bank)	6
12	Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)	6
Banks
1	BNP Paribas	541
2	Societe Generale	252
3	HSBC	228
4	JPMorgan	216
5	Deutsche Bank	144
6	Grupo Santander	137
7	Barclays Plc	123
8	Rabobank	117
9	UniCredit	113
10	Credit Suisse	65
11	Lloyds TSB	55
12	Citi	50
13	Intesa SanPaulo	48
14	Standard Chartered	43
15	BBVA	42
16	Creditricole	40
17	UBS	39
18	Nordea	38
19	Goldman Sachs	37
20	Merrill Lynch	33
20	Calyon	33
22	Morgan Stanley	28
23	Svenska Handelsbanken	26
24	DnB NOR	25
25	Commerzbank	23
26	Westpac	22
27	HVB UniCredit	21
27	Danske Bank	21
27	Royal Bank of Canada	21
27	National Australia Bank	21
31	Commonwealth Bank of Australia	19
32	Bank of America	17
33	Wells Fargo	16
34	Deutsche Postbank	15
35	UBI Banca	12
36	Allied Irish Bank	11
37	Hana Bank	10
37	ING Groep	10
39	Dresdner Bank	9
40	SEB	8
40	Nederlandse Waterschapsbank	8
40	Bank of Ireland	8
40	Caixa Geral de Depositos	8
40	Royal Bank of Scotland	8
45	WestLB	7
45	ICBC	7
45	Banco Espirito Santo	7
45	Pohjola Bank	7
49	HBOS	6
49	Mitsubishi UFJ	6
49	NordLB	6
Non-Bank Financial Institutions
1	General Electric Finance	101
2	Allianz	97
3	Munich Re	67
4	AXA	45
5	Zurich Financial	29
6	Generali	25
7	Royal and Sun Alliance	11
8	Aviva	9
8	Hannover Re	9
10	CIT Group	8
11	Tryg Forsikring	6
11	Swiss Re	6
11	Metlife	6

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