Top 10 Biggest Banks in Latin America

Latin America

Top 10 Banks in Africa

Africa

Source: Global Finance

Top 10 Banks in Middle East

Middle East

Top 10 Canadian Banks

The Top 10 Canadian Banks based on Assets held as of Dec, 2008 are listed below:

S.No. Bank Total Assets as of Dec, 2008 (in US $ Millions)
1 Royal Bank of Canada 595,034
2 Toronto Dominion Bank 462,979
3 Bank of Nova Scotia 417,283
4 Bank of Montreal 342,006
5 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 290,941
6 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp 166,187
7 Caisse de depot et de placement 152,601
8 Desjardins Group 124,366
9 National Bank of Canada 106,315
10 Maple Financial Group Inc 59,687

2009's 'Bank of the Year' Awards

The Banker magazine published the Bank of the Year Awards for 2009 last month. The awards “celebrate the achievements of the most innovative, dedicated, creative, resilient and ambitious banks in each region of the world, and across 144 countries.”

The Global and Regional Awards Winners

Global Bank of the Year - Banco Santander of Spain (STD)

Western Europe - Banco Santander of Spain (STD)

Central & Eastern Europe - UniCredit of Italy

Asia - Standard Chartered Bank of UK

Americas - Itaú Unibanco of Brazil (ITUB)

Middle East - Blom Bank of Lebanon

Africa - Standard Bank Group of South Africa

Reference by: Seeking Alpha

Top 10 Asia Banking Brands 2009

Top 10 Asia Banking Brands 2009
Rank 2009	Brand	Country	Brand Value (US$M)
1	ICBC	China	9,794
2	China Construction Bank	China	8,866
3	Bank of China	China	6,907
4	HSBC	GB	5,571
5	Sberbank	RU	4,531
6	MUFG	Japan	4,051
7	SMFG	Japan	2,900
8	Mizuho	Japan	2,309
9	Shinhan Bank	S. Korea	2,226
10	Bank of Communications	China	2,188

Refrence by: BRANDFINANCE® GLOBAL 500