AB500 Apr 11 Islamic banks in Qatar most efficient in the world Stringent cost control and digitalisaltion led to steady improvement in operational efficiency of Qatar Islamic Bank. The top 10 most efficient Islami... 13474
AB500 Feb 02 Islamic banks' assets rose 13% Saudi Arabian Islamic banks continue to display strong financial performance. The growth of Islamic bank assets accelerated despite slowdown in profit... 30088
AB500 Jan 29 Saudi Arabian and Egyptian banks demonstrate capital strength as Middle Eastern and African peers reveal weakness amid heightened stress National Commercial Bank and Banque Misr emerged as the strongest bank by balance sheet in the Middle East and Africa respectively in 2020. Banks in S... 19231
AB500 Jan 27 Hong Kong banks prove balance sheet resilience as Asia Pacific players suffer credit and profit stress Bank of China (Hong Kong) emerges as strongest bank by balance sheet in Asia Pacific in 2020. While the majority of banks in the region maintained ade... 25608
AB500 Oct 24 Bank of China (Hong Kong) remains the strongest bank in Hong Kong and Asia Pacific for 2018 Although the Asia Pacific banking sector as a whole has become more robust in the past few years, there remains concerns over persistent financial ris... 6574
AB500 Nov 03 A look at Asia Pacific's 500 strongest banks in 2017 The Asian Banker annually releases its AB500 ranking and survey of Asia Pacific's strongest banks, an evaluation that is based on a belief that a stro... 9824
AB500 Oct 18 Capital and liquidity improved in the Middle East Although Middle Eastern banks experienced a contraction in profitability, their overall capitalisation and liquidity improved with the gradual adoptio... 9072
AB500 Oct 18 Stronger balance sheets, weaker profits Despite the strength of their balance sheets, Asia Pacific banks continue to face massive challenges in growing profits, a conundrum created by modern... 3880
AB500 Oct 17 An unrelenting lack of normality The annual Asian Banker 500 largest banks ranking does not only measure and track the numerical changes in asset size but also the fundamental transfo... 5677
AB500 Nov 29 Discover how Plug and Play accelerator technology centre works The history and business model of Plug and Play in Silicon Valley, the world's largest start-up accelerator location that is creating a commercially v... 4331
AB500 Jun 08 “A disruption is something that can wipe you out if you don’t watch out” Banthoon Lamsam, chairman and chief executive of Kasikornbank, shares how employee-centred strategies and digitisation is keeping one of Thailand’s ... 1644
AB500 Jun 08 “I want to leverage our capital and make the best out of it” Aravinda Perera, managing director of Sampath Bank, shares how he is leading the bank in executing sustainable strategies and leveraging on capital gr... 1837
AB500 Jun 08 “The worst you can do in challenging times is divert from a simple agenda” Ala’a Eraiqat, group CEO and executive director, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) discusses steering ADCB beyond the global financial crisis, mainta... 2185
AB500 May 27 My role as CEO is to lead by engagement, to create a conducive environment for people not the CEO, to perform OCBC Bank’s CEO Samuel Tsien is steering the bank to remain true to its nature: of being a commercial bank, an intermediary for people. It will not ... 1738
AB500 Dec 08 Managing risk in a complex operating environment This consultation is designed to help banks in the Middle East who are currently developing their risk management capabilities to gain insight on how ... 1923
AB500 Jul 23 Snippets from Huawei Global FSI Summit 2015 chaired by Emmanuel Daniel Emmanuel Daniel, chairman, The Asian Banker recently chaired the "Huawei Global FSI Summit 2015 - Reshaping IT to drive business transformation" in Be... 5286
AB500 Jun 23 Revisiting customer experience Rapid advances in technology are increasingly changing the way people interact today. The same can be said for financial services providers and their ... 2314
AB500 Nov 12 Consumer behavior is changing. Are you meeting their demands? Rapid advances in technology are increasingly changing the way people interact today. The same can be said for financial services providers and their ... 2456
