LONDON — S&P Global Intelligence on Friday released its annual ranking of the world’s biggest banks by assets, with Chinese banks dominating the list, securing the top four spots. US banks also fared strongly, but which European banks are the largest.
“European banks had a tough year on S&P’s list in 2016, thanks largely to depreciations in both the euro and the pound, which decreased the relative size of their total assets piles. The currency turmoil unleashed by Brexit battered European companies,” the report said.
Regardless, nine banks had total assets of more than $1 trillion, and a further 13 had more than $500 billion of assets. The list below contains 15 Biggest European banks if you would like to see the full list follow the link.
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15. Credit Suisse, Switzerland — $806.79 billion
Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane ThiamREUTERS/Ben Gurr/Pool
14. Credit Mutuel, France — $807.21 billion
13. UniCredit, Italy — $863.48 billion
12. ING, Netherlands — $891.25 billion
11. UBS, Switzerland — $920.11 billion
The logo of Swiss bank UBS is seen at the company’s headquarters in Zurich February 10, 2015.REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
8. Groupe BPCE, France — $1.302 trillion
6. Societe Generale, France — $1.454 trillion
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5. Barclays, UK — $1.496 trillion
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4. Deutsche Bank, Germany — $1.676 trillion
3. Credit Agricole, France — $1.817 trillion
2. BNP Paribas, France — $2.190 trillion