The top four banks in central and eastern European by return on capital are all Russian, with fifth placed Bulgaria-based First Investment Bank the only lender to buck the trend.
Cross-border regulation of banks is proving increasingly difficult, despite the call for global regulation of the financial system.
Countries in Africa, including Ghana, Kenya and Zambia, are battling with wide fiscal deficits brought about by grand spending plans.
With a 32% increase in assets, Venezuela leads the way in this year's top 10 countries by asset growth ranking.
A look at the different pace of losses in five crisis-hit eurozone countries.
Global profits have increased by nearly 25% in The Banker’s Top 1000 World Banks ranking for 2014.
The New York courts' interpretation of the pari passu clause could have serious implications, not just for Argentina, but for sovereign restructurings the world over.
The US sanctions regime will drive business into the shadows and accelerate the growth of alternative trading currencies.
A look at the methodology used to compile The Banker's Top 1000 World Banks ranking.
The Banker's top banks in Italy ranking shows that UniCredit is the largest bank in the country by Tier 1 capital.
As Islamic finance continues to grow and the market matures, the products and services it provides continue to innovate and impress. The Banker rewards the best of these in its Islamic Bank of the Year Awards 2014.
For years the conventional thinking was that economies where banking assets fell below the level of GDP were emerging whereas economies with banking assets two or three times the size of GDP were acknowledged as advanced. That was before the crisis.
There is a lot of hope pinned on India's newly elected prime minister Narendra Modi. But, with so many economic – not to mention social and political – problems to be tackled, can he live up to expectations?
The Deals of the Year winners from Africa.
The Deals of the Year winners from the Middle East.
The Deals of the Year winners from Americas.
The Deals of the Year winners from Asia-Pacific.
The Deals of the Year winners from Europe.
A novice European parliament will be scrutinising how untested European regulators implement far-reaching new rules for the financial sector
Customers trust banks with their money, but should they trust banks with their data?