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Global Finance Names The World’s Best Global Banks 2016 NEW YORK, July 13, 2016 — Global Finance magazine has announced its World’s Best Banks 2016 Awards. The annual listing includes the World’s Best Corporate and Consumer bank, as well as the Best Bank worldwide for Emerging Markets, Frontier Markets, and Subcustody—which are being announced here for the first time—plus the 2016 Global Winners for Islamic Finance, Investment Banking, Derivatives Providers, Cash Management, Global Custody, Trade Finance, Supply Chain Finance and Foreign Exchange. The full World’s Best Banks report will be featured in Global Finance’s October issue, with extra distribution to attendees of the 2016 Annual Meetings of the World Bank and IMF in Washington, DC. Winners were selected based on performance over the past year and other criteria including reputation and management excellence. Global Finance made the selections after extensive consultations with bankers, corporate financial executives and analysts throughout the world. “The world is in a state of flux—from the uncertainty around Brexit to continued geopolitical unrest—and both corporates and individuals are looking for financial partners that will help them see their way through this upheaval,” said Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher and editorial director of Global Finance. “The banks that we recognize with these awards are those best placed to help their clients to successfully navigate these murky waters. They routinely outperform their peers and provide unrivalled service to clients.” The World’s Best Banks, and other Global Finance 2016 award winners, will be honored at Awards Ceremonies in Geneva on September 28 during the SIBOS conference, and in Washington, DC, on October 8 during the IMF/ World Bank Annual Meetings. For editorial information please contact Andrea Fiano, [email protected]

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Global Finance Names The World’s Best Global Banks 2016 GLOBAL WINNERS Corporate Bank

BNP Paribas

Consumer Bank

Royal Bank of Canada

Islamic Financial Institution

Samba

Emerging Markets Bank

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

Frontier Markets Bank

Qatar National Bank

Global Custodian

Northern Trust

Subcustody Bank

Standard Chartered Bank

Investment Bank

UBS

Equity Derivatives Bank

Societe Generale

Credit Derivatives Bank

Citi

Interest-Rate Derivatives Bank

Societe Generale

Cash Management Bank

Citi

Trade Finance Bank

Citi

Supply Chain Finance Bank

BNP Paribas

Foreign Exchange Bank

Citi

AWARDS CEREMONIES Winners will be honored by Global Finance at Awards Ceremonies in Geneva on September

28, during the SIBOS conference, and in Washington, DC on October 8, during the IMF/ World Bank Annual Meetings. For more information on the awards and/or ceremony please contact: Susan Berger, email: [email protected] page 2 of 2 ### For editorial information please contact Andrea Fiano, [email protected]