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The South African Standard Bank ranks first in the ranking of the best banks on the African continent, made by the British magazine “The Banker” which has just published its list of the 1,000 best banks in the world.<\/p>\n

On the continent, Standard Bank is followed by three other South African banks namely FirstRand, Absa Group and Nedbank Group. They are followed by the National Bank of Egypt, which comes fifth.<\/p>\n

According to the magazine’s report, among the leading African banks, Standard Bank’s Tier 1 capital, which represents the part deemed the most solid (the hard core) of the bank’s capital, is once again at the top of the list. $ 10 billion. This is a significant jump from the $ 8.6 billion recorded in 2017.<\/p>\n

In the world rankings, the South African bank is ranked 145th; a relatively better ranking than last year when the bank ranked 149th.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that the top four world markets are occupied by Chinese banks which are Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), China Construction Bank, Bank of China and Asia-Pacific. They are followed by the American JP Morgan Chase & Co.<\/p>\n

Ranking of the best African banks<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ranking\u00a0 African<\/strong><\/td>\nRanking<\/strong><\/p>\n

global<\/strong><\/td>\n

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1<\/td>\n145<\/td>\n\u00a0Standard Bank<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n\u00a0$10,129 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n173<\/td>\n\u00a0FirstRand<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n\u00a0$8,425 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n184<\/td>\n\u00a0Absa Group<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n\u00a0$7,752 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n217<\/td>\n\u00a0Nedbank Group<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n\u00a0$5,741 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n288<\/td>\n\u00a0National Bank of
\nEgypt<\/td>\n		Egypt<\/td>\n\u00a0$3,904 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n295<\/td>\n\u00a0Attijariwafa \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bank<\/td>\nMarocco<\/td>\n\u00a0$3,822 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n300<\/td>\n\u00a0Groupe Banques
\nPopulaire<\/td>\n		Marocco<\/td>\n\u00a0$3,756 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n337<\/td>\n\u00a0Ecobank
\nTransnational<\/td>\n		Togo<\/td>\n\u00a0$3,179 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n338<\/td>\n\u00a0Investec South
\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n		South Africa<\/td>\n\u00a0$3,163 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n402<\/td>\n\u00a0Zenith Bank<\/td>\nNigeria<\/td>\n\u00a0$2,466 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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