Research Note Dec 05 Islamic banks in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait demonstrated exceptional financial strength Al Rajhi Bank in Saudi Arabia remains the leading global Islamic bank, with Middle Eastern counterparts surpassing Asian ones in scale and profitabili... 1911
Research Note Nov 29 Qatari banks most efficient worldwide with 21.5% average cost-to-income ratio Banks in the Middle East and Asia Pacific showcased outstanding operational efficiency, with Qatari banks achieving exceptional cost-to-income ratios ... 2905
Research Note Nov 22 China’s key banks: Resilience tested as capital pressures mount In 2023, China’s domestic systemically important banks grew to 20, led by China Merchants Bank in the TAB Global 1000 World’s Strongest Banks 2023... 2564
Research Note Nov 23 Bangladesh and Lebanon banks face significant asset quality concerns Four banks in Bangladesh on the TABInsights Bank Watch List reported an average gross NPL ratio of 17.8% in FY2022, while Indian banks demonstrated im... 2516
Research Note Oct 11 China and the US took the lead among the world’s largest banks Thirty-seven banks held assets surpassing $1 trillion, distributed among 16 in Asia Pacific, 13 in Europe, and eight in North America, representing 51... 1366
Research Notes Sep 26 Aggregate remuneration of APAC’s top 10 highest-paid bank chiefs rose 12% DBS’s Gupta is the highest-paid bank CEO in Asia Pacific, while Public Bank CEO Tay received the highest compensation as a percentage of net profit,... 1725
Rankings Sep 18 Bank of Montreal rated world's strongest for overall risk profile and asset quality North America demonstrated the highest overall strength, followed by Asia Pacific and the Middle East, with all banks in the ranking averaging decline... 1684
Datafiles Aug 12 Singapore surpassed India with 48% share of fintech funding in Asia in 1H2023 While India led in fintech funding between 2020 and 2022, Singapore outpaced India in the first half of 2023, driven by the digital lending and insurt... 1829
Global Ranking Aug 03 Profitability of digital-only banks improving—nearly half of the top 100 reported profits The combined revenue of the top 100 global digital-only banks increased by 16% to reach some $66 billion, with China’s WeBank, Ally Bank from the US... 3780
Datafiles Jul 03 Bank lending in Asia Pacific to maintain growth of 9% amid China’s reopening Softening bank loan growth in some markets but Asia Pacific expected to sustain momentum in 2023 with post-COVID-19 recovery in China boosting lending... 1789
Research Note Mar 24 US banks' liquidity crisis to worsen as more face asset-liability mismatches The failure of Silicon Valley, Silvergate and Signature banks was caused by asset-liability mismatches, interest rate hikes and insufficient diversifi... 2515
AB500 Feb 01 The Strongest Bank by Balance Sheet in Hong Kong and Asia Pacific in 2022 is Bank of China (Hong Kong) ... 2802
AB500 Feb 01 The Strongest Bank by Balance Sheet in Sri Lanka in 2022 is Commercial Bank of Ceylon ... 4054
AB500 Feb 01 The Strongest Bank by Balance Sheet in the Philippines in 2022 is Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company. ... 2962
