The Banker Awards 2008

The Banker Awards 2008: SBI adjudged Best Bank from India

The Banker’s ninth annual commercial banking awards on November 26, 2008, announced winners in 148 countries along with seven regional awards. The criteria for the assessment of the Bank of the Year Awards for the 148 countries and the regions was built around detailed questionnaires provided by banks. In addition to latest results, growth rates and performance data it also analysed the available material on technology, acquisitions and key strategic developments.

France’s BNP Paribas was named Global Bank of the Year. In addition special awards were- Emerging Markets- Standard Chartered Bank; Cash Management-Citi; Securities Services-Bank of New York Mellon; Environmental, Social and Governance- Bradesco

The award for a single bank in each country is for the best overall performance in the previous period incorporating performance criteria, qualitative achievements and strategic initiatives. State Bank of India was adjudged the Best Bank of the Year 2008 from India.

The winners in 2008 come from a diverse range of banks but a few banks did have multiple successes. The Ecobank Group won in 10 countries in Africa while South Africa’s Standard Bank Group won in its home country and nine countries in Africa. Canada’s Scotiabank won in five countries in the Americas.



The Banker Awards 2008: List of Winners



Best Country Banks-The Banker Awards 2008

Country International Commercial Bank
ALBANIA International Commercial Bank
ANDORRA Crèdit Andorra
ANGOLA Banco Africano de Investimentos
ARGENTINA Banco Santander Rio
ARMENIA ACBA-Credit Agricole
AUSTRALIA Westpac
AUSTRIA Bank Austria
AZERBAIJAN Unibank
BAHAMAS First Caribbean International Bank
BAHRAIN Ahli United Bank
BANGLADESH Janata Bank
BARBADOS First Caribbean International Bank
BELARUS BPS Bank
BELGIUM KBC Group
BELIZE Scotiabank Belize
BENIN Ecobank Benin
BERMUDA Bank of Bermuda
BOLIVIA Banco de Credito de Bolivia
BOSNIA-HERZ UniCredit Bank
BOTSWANA Stanbic Botswana
BRAZIL Bradesco
BRUNEI Baiduri Bank
BULGARIA Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria)
BURKINA FASO Ecobank Burkina
CAMBODIA Cambodian Public Bank
CAMEROON Ecobank Cameroon
CANADA Scotiabank
CAYMAN ISLANDS Cayman National Bank
CHAD Ecobank Chad
CHILE Banco de Chile
CHINA ICBC
COLOMBIA BBVA Colombia
CONGO, DEM REP OF Stanbic Bank Congo
COSTA RICA Scotiabank
CÔTE D'IVOIRE Ecobank Côte d'Ivoire
CROATIA Raiffeisenbank Croatia
CUBA Banco Internacional de Comercio
CYPRUS Marfin Popular Bank
CZECH REPUBLIC Ceska sporitelna
DJIBOUTI International Commercial Bank
DOMINICAN REP Banco Popular Dominicano
ECUADOR Banco Bolivariano
EGYPT Arab African International Bank
EL SALVADOR Banco Agrícola
ESTONIA SEB
ETHIOPIA NIB International Bank
FINLAND OP-Pohjola Group
FRANCE BNP Paribas
GAMBIA Standard Chartered Bank Gambia
GEORGIA Bank of Georgia
GERMANY Commerzbank
GHANA Ghana Commercial Bank
GREECE Eurobank EFG
GUATEMALA Banco Industrial
GUINEA International Commercial Bank
GUYANA Scotiabank
HONDURAS Banco del Pais
HONG KONG HSBC
HUNGARY K&H Bank
INDIA State Bank of India
INDONESIA Bank Mandiri
IRAN EN Bank
ISRAEL Bank Leumi
ITALY Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena
JAMAICA National Commercial Bank
JAPAN Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
JORDAN Arab Bank
KAZAKHSTAN Halyk Bank
KENYA Kenya Commercial Bank
KOSOVO ProCredit Bank
KUWAIT National Bank of Kuwait
KYRGYZSTAN AsiaUniversalBank
LATVIA JSC Hansabanka/Swedbank
LEBANON Blom Bank
LESOTHO Standard Lesotho Bank
LIBERIA Ecobank Liberia
LIECHTENSTEIN VP Bank
LITHUANIA SEB
LUXEMBOURG Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat
MACAU Seng Heng Bank
MACEDONIA NLB Tutunska banka
MADAGASCAR Bank of Africa Madagascar
MALAWI Standard Bank Malawi
MALAYSIA Public Bank
MALI Ecobank Mali
MALTA Bank of Valletta
MAURITIUS Mauritius Commercial Bank
MEXICO Banorte
MOLDOVA Victoriabank
MONGOLIA Khan Bank
MOROCCO BMCE Bank
MOZAMBIQUE Millennium Bim
NAMIBIA Standard Bank Namibia
NEPAL Nepal Investment Bank
NETHERLANDS Rabobank Nederland
NEW ZEALAND ASB Bank
NICARAGUA Banpro
NIGER Ecobank Niger
NIGERIA Intercontinental Bank
NORWAY DnB Nor
OMAN BankMuscat
PAKISTAN National Bank of Pakistan
PANAMA Banco General
PARAGUAY BBVA Banco Paraguay
PERU Banco de Credito del Peru
PHILIPPINES Bank of the Philippine Islands
POLAND Bank Pekao
PORTUGAL Banco Santander Totta
QATAR Qatar National Bank
ROMANIA BRD-Groupe Société Générale
RUSSIA Rosbank
RWANDA Banque Commerciale du Rwanda
SAUDI ARABIA The National Commercial Bank
SENEGAL Ecobank Senegal
SERBIA Banca Intesa Beograd
SINGAPORE DBS Bank
SLOVAKIA Tatra Banka
SLOVENIA Nova Kreditna banka Maribor
SOUTH AFRICA Standard Bank Group
SOUTH KOREA Woori Bank
SPAIN Santander
SRI LANKA Commercial Bank of Ceylon
SUDAN Omdurman National Bank
SWAZILAND Standard Bank Swaziland
SWEDEN Swedbank
SWITZERLAND Credit Suisse
TAIWAN Chinatrust Commercial Bank
TANZANIA Stanbic Bank Tanzania
THAILAND Siam Commercial Bank
TOGO Ecobank Togo
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Republic Bank Limited
TUNISIA Banque de Tunisie
TURKEY Garanti Bank
(Source:The Banker)