50 safest banks in the world

Global FInance, a respected financial magazine, has just published its half yearly review of the 50 safest banks in the world.. Singapore , despite all its woes, has 3 banks on the list. Look carefully and see whether any of our banks make it to the list?

A full report on the list will appear in the April issue of Global Finance.

1. KfW
( Germany )
2. Caisse des Depots et Consignations (CDC)
( France )
3. Bank Nederlands Gemeenten (BNG)
(Netherlands )
4. Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank
( Germany )
5. Rabobank
( Netherlands )
6. Landeskreditbank Baden-Wuerttemberg-Foerderbank
( Germany )
7. NRW. Bank
( Germany )
8. BNP Paribas
( France )
9. Banco Santander
( Spain )
10. Royal Bank of Canada
( Canada )
11. National Australia Bank
(Australia )
12. Commonwealth Bank of Australia
( Australia )
13. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA)
( Spain )
14. Toronto-Dominion Bank
( Canada )
15. Australia & New Zealand Banking Group
( Australia )
16. Westpac Banking Corporation
( Australia )
17. Banco Espanol de Credito S.A. (Banesto)
(Spain )
18. ASB Bank Limited
(New Zealand )
19. HSBC
( United Kingdom )
20. Credit Agricole
(France )
21. Wells Fargo
( United States )
22. Nordea Bank
( Sweden )
23. Scotiabank
( Canada )
24. La Caixa
( Spain )
25. Svenska Handelsbanken
( Sweden )
26. US Bancorp
( United States )
27. Banco Popular Espanol
( Spain )
28. DBS Bank
( Singapore )
29. Pohjola Bank
(Finland )
30. Deutsche Bank
( Germany )
31. Société Générale
( France )
32. Intesa Sanpaolo
( Italy )
33. Bank of Montreal
( Canada )
34. DnB NOR Bank
( Norway )
35. The Bank of New York Mellon
( United States )
36. Caixa Geral de Depositos
( Portugal )
37. United Overseas Bank
( Singapore )
38. OCBC
( Singapore )
39. Axa Bank Europe
( Belgium )
40. Credit Suisse Group
(Switzerland )
41. Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg
( Germany )
42. Nationwide Building Society
( United Kingdom )
43. CIBC
( Canada )
44. National Bank Of Kuwait
( Kuwait )
45. Barclays
( United Kingdom )
46. UBS
( Switzerland )
47. JPMorgan Chase
( United States )
48. Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
( Japan )
49. Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel (BFCM)
( France )
50. Credit Industriel et Commercial (CIC)
( France )