Japanese banks post mixed results in this year’s Top 1000 World Banks ranking. A focus on international and regional growth opportunities marginally offset the impact of the more sluggish domestic market, which has weighed heavily on overall performance in the past year. Japanese lenders posted an impressive 11% aggregate increase in pre-tax profits compared with last year's ranking, boosted by increased lending exposure to regional markets. According to most other metrics, including Tier 1 capital and total assets, they score considerably worse than the 2013 rankings.
Philip Alexander reports on the full results of The Banker’s Top 1000 World Banks ranking 2014, in the story Top 1000 World Banks 2014: Back on track?
