Asiamoney Best Bank Awards

Most banks pledging to reduce carbon footprints tend to target the end of the decade. Few can claim to have as ambitious a plan to get there as Hana Bank, which is carrying out a 30/60 plan.

In August 2022, Woori Bank’s parent company, Woori Financial Group, put the law of big numbers to great use. Its plan to offer financial assistance worth W23 trillion ($17 billion) to socially vulnerable groups over three years garnered banner headlines.

Khan Bank’s chief executive, Munkhtuya Rentsenbat, landed the top job at an unusually challenging time: it was December 2020, when the economic cracks due to Covid-19 were appearing and shaking world markets.

ForteBank is doing more than its fair share of helping Kazakhstan to navigate a difficult global environment.

ForteBank is doing more than its fair share of helping Kazakhstan to navigate a difficult global environment.

ForteBank is doing more than its fair share of helping Kazakhstan to navigate a difficult global environment.

There are few Asiamoney awards categories for Kazakhstan that Halyk Bank doesn’t have a reasonable claim to this year. Its investment and corporate banking franchises are hard to beat, while its role in supporting small and medium-sized enterprises and its prowess in disrupting its own business model deserve a shoutout.

There are few Asiamoney awards categories for Kazakhstan that Halyk Bank doesn’t have a reasonable claim to this year. Its investment and corporate banking franchises are hard to beat, while its role in supporting small and medium-sized enterprises and its prowess in disrupting its own business model deserve a shoutout.

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