WORLD'S BEST TRADE FINANCE BANKS 2011

lobal Finance magazine (GFmag.com) has named the "Best Trade Finance Banks" by region and country in an exclusive survey to be published in the February 2011 issue. Global Finance editors — with input from industry analysts, corporate executives and technology experts — selected the best trade finance banks in 71 countries or regions. Criteria for choosing the winners included: transaction volume, scope of global coverage, customer service, competitive pricing and innovative technologies.

The Best Trade Finance Bank globally will be announced in the October 2011 issue.

"The availability of trade finance at reasonable prices is crucial to the health of the global economy," says Joseph D. Giarraputo. "We have selected the banks that are best serving the needs of corporations worldwide as they engage in cross-border trade."

World's Best Trade Finance Banks 2011 - By Region 

Americas Amerika	Citi Citi
Europe Eropa	BNP Paribas BNP Paribas
Central and Eastern Europe Tengah dan Eropa Timur	UniCredit Group UniCredit Group
Middle East Timur Tengah	Arab Bank Arab Bank
Nordic Nordic	SEB SEB
Asia Asia	Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered Bank
Africa Afrika	Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered Bank

World's Best Trade Finance Banks 2011 - By Country World's Best Trade Finance Bank 2011 - By Country

Angola Angola	BES Angola BES Angola	Malaysia Malaysia	Maybank Maybank
Argentina Argentina	Citi Citi	Malta Malta	HSBC Bank Malta Bank HSBC Malta
Australia Australia	ANZ ANZ	Mexico Meksiko	Banamex Banamex
Austria Austria	Bank Austria Bank Austria	Netherlands Belanda	ING ING
Bahrain Bahrain	Ahli United Bank Ahli United Bank	Nigeria Nigeria	First Bank of Nigeria First Bank Nigeria
Belgium Belgia	KBC KBC	Norway Norwegia	DnB NOR DnB NOR
Brazil Brazil	Itaú Unibanco Itau Unibanco	Oman Oman	BankMuscat BankMuscat
Canada Kanada	Scotiabank Scotiabank	Pakistan Pakistan	Habib Bank Habib Bank
Chile Chile	Banco Santander Chile Banco Santander Chile	Philippines Pilipina	Banco de Oro Unibank (BDO) Banco de Oro Unibank (BDO)
China Cina	China Construction Bank China Construction Bank	Poland Polandia	Bank Pekao Bank Pekao
Colombia Kolumbia	Bancolombia Bancolombia	Portugal Portugal	Banco Espirito Santo Banco Espirito Santo
Czech Republic Republik Ceko	CSOB CSOB	Qatar Qatar	Doha Bank Doha Bank
Denmark Denmark	Nordea Nordea	Russia Rusia	VTB Bank Bank VTB
Egypt Mesir	Commercial International Bank (CIB) International Commercial Bank (CIB)	Saudi Arabia Arab Saudi	SABB SABB
Estonia Estonia	Swedbank Swedbank	Singapore Singapura	DBS DBS
Finland Finlandia	Nordea Nordea	Slovakia Slowakia	Tatra banka Tatra Banka
France Perancis	BNP Paribas BNP Paribas	South Africa Afrika Selatan	Standard Bank Standard Bank
Georgia Georgia	Bank of Georgia Bank of Georgia	South Korea Korea Selatan	Korea Exchange Bank Korea Exchange Bank
Germany Jerman	Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank	Spain Spanyol	Banco Santander Banco Santander
Greece Yunani	Eurobank EFG Eurobank EFG	Sweden Swedia	SEB SEB
Hong Kong Hong Kong	HSBC HSBC	Switzerland Switzerland	Credit Suisse Credit Suisse
Hungary Hongaria	K&H Bank K & H Bank	Taiwan Taiwan	Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank Taipei Fubon Bank Umum
India India	HDFC Bank HDFC Bank	Thailand Thailand	Kasikornbank Kasikornbank
Indonesia Indonesia	Bank Danamon Bank Danamon	Turkey Turki	Garanti Garanti
Israel Israel	Bank Leumi Bank Leumi	Ukraine Ukraina	Ukrsotsbank Ukrsotsbank
Italy Italia	Intesa Sanpaolo Intesa Sanpaolo	UAE UEA	Emirates NBD Emirates NBD
Japan Jepang	Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ	UK Inggris	Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
Jordan Jordan	Arab Bank Arab Bank	US AS	Citi Citi (Honorable Mention: JPMorgan Chase) (Honorable Mention: JPMorgan Chase)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan	HSBC Bank Kazakhstan Bank HSBC Kazakhstan
Kuwait Kuwait	National Bank of Kuwait National Bank of Kuwait	Venezuela Venezuela	Banco Mercantil Banco Mercantil
Latvia Latvia	Swedbank Swedbank	Vietnam Vietnam	Saigon Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank Saigon Bank Hanoi Bursa Umum Bersama
Lebanon Libanon	BLOM Bank Blom Bank	Yemen Yaman	Arab Bank Arab Bank
Lithuania Lithuania	SEB SEB