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WORLD'S BEST BANKS 2012
Global Finance magazine has announced its annual awards for the World's Best Banks in Developed and Emerging Markets.The global financial
system is out of the recovery room but emains in rehabilitation.

GLOBAL FINANCE WORLD'S BEST BANKS 2012 by Region.
Africa:
Ecobank
Asia:
Standard Chartered
Central & Eastern Europe:
Raiffeisen Bank International
Developed Europe:
Santander
Latin America:
Santander
Middle East:
National Bank of Kuwait
Nordic Region:
SEB
North America:
JPMorgan Chase

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Oldest private banks

Monte dei Paschi di Siena 1472 - present, the oldest surviving bank in the world. Founded in 1472 by the Magistrate of the city state of Siena, Italy. it has been operating ever since.

C. Hoare & Cois England's oldest privately owned bank.
Founded in 1672 by Sir Richard Hoare, C. Hoare & Co. remains a family owned and managed bank providing private banking, financial planning and investment management services to wealthy individuals in the UK.

Barclays, which was founded by John Freame and Thomas Gould in 1690 and renamed to Barclays by Freame's son-in-law, James Barclay, in 1736. In 1728, the bank moved to 54 Lombard Street, which was identified by the 'Sign of the Black Spread Eagle', over the years becoming a core part of the bank's identity.