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New Zealand

New Zealand’s high interest rate cycle has significantly impacted borrowing demand and funding costs, marking the end of an era of record profits for banks. Despite these challenges, ASB Bank, owned by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, has demonstrated resilience during the awards period and is New Zealand’s best bank.

July 19, 2024

Maldives

Under the leadership of chief executive Karl Stumke, Bank of Maldives, the country’s best bank, has delivered on its strategic priorities in 2023, resulting in a strong financial performance and substantial customer acquisition.

July 19, 2024

Awards for Excellence

The world’s best bank for payments and treasury: HSBC

The bank has become a global payments powerhouse, delivering innovation and outperformance.

July 19, 2024

Awards for Excellence

Asia’s best bank for advisory: Morgan Stanley

Once again, Morgan Stanley is Asia’s best bank for advisory. The investment bank was the undisputed leader in region-wide advisory during the awards period, notching $172 billion in completed and $117 billion in announced transactions.

July 19, 2024

Awards for Excellence

Asia’s best investment bank: Citi

To be the best investment bank in the fastest growing continent you can’t just be here or there, you must be everywhere.

July 19, 2024

Awards for Excellence

CEE’s best digital bank: Akbank

All banks invest heavily in their digital products and services, but the return on that investment can vary widely.

July 19, 2024

Awards for Excellence

The world’s best bank for public-sector clients: HSBC

Public-sector clients had to tackle rising rates and geopolitical uncertainty in 2023, while undergoing fundamental restructuring in their sector. HSBC was instrumental in guiding them through the uncertainty.

July 19, 2024

Awards for Excellence

The world’s best bank for wealth management: JPMorgan Private Bank

Few banks have navigated turbulent times so well, posting record revenues on the back of strong net inflows and rising markets.

July 19, 2024

Awards for Excellence

Latin America’s best bank for transaction services: BBVA

Nothing shows BBVA’s ability to harness what was once viewed as a disparate set of national banks around Latin America into a cohesive, integrated banking institution better than the success of its transaction services business.

July 19, 2024

Awards for Excellence

CEE’s best bank for advisory: Lazard

In 2023, central and eastern Europe’s M&A markets held up relatively well, with a total deal value of more than $30 billion according to Dealogic. Lazard, CEE’s best bank for advisory, was involved in many of the most important advisory situations in the region.

July 19, 2024

Romania

Romania was the place of perhaps the most important bank M&A deal to be announced in 2023: the merger of the local units of Italian group UniCredit and Greece’s Alpha Bank. The deal promised to allow UniCredit, as the owner of 90% of the merged entity, to supplant Societe Generale-owned BRD as the country’s third-biggest bank.

July 19, 2024

Awards for Excellence

The world’s best digital bank: Citi

The bank is willing to spend its considerable technology budget on both exciting new ideas and on existing services that improve the lives of its customers.

July 19, 2024

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