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Goldman Sachs

To hold the number one position in terms of total loans to the private sector, deposits, mutual funds, mortgage loans, credit card loans and net fee income in a market shows that the bank in question is clearly doing something right. Banco Santander Río, the biggest banking franchise in Argentina, not only holds the top spot in several market segments, it can also boast a 40% increase in profits this year. New clients and managed margins increased profits to $290 million. In terms of organic growth, Santander Río has grown impressively compared with its competitors, with middle-market clients increasing 116.3% in three years.

Morgan Stanley

Although the end of the property and construction boom made it a worrying year for Irish banks, Allied Irish has managed to turn in decent results and post gains in market share across a number of segments in its home market including business lending, personal lending, residential mortgages and deposit.

While Fortis has been bulking up across the border and in private banking and asset management thanks to some hearty chunks of ABN Amro, KBC has managed reasonable organic growth at home. The bank’s domestic mortgage book grew 10% and it also succeeded in increasing the net interest income of its Belgian retail business by 10% despite a significant shift out of investment funds into deposits.

Deutsche Bank

As part of the decision-making process for the Awards for Excellence, Euromoney journalists conduct numerous interviews with senior bankers who aim to convince us why they should win.

Ansher Capital is the leading investment bank in Uzbekistan, and the flagship of its parent, Singapore-based Ansher Holding group. Ansher has pioneered a number of new instruments and transactions in Uzbekistan, including corporate bonds, M&A and equity private placements. The bank now holds leadership positions in all three. In 2007, Ansher played a leading role in attracting international investors to the Uzbek securities market, from such countries as Germany, the UK, Sweden, Russia and the US. Ansher also advised on the establishment of hedge funds with a focus on the central Asian region, such as the Central Asia Property Fund, which are entering the region thanks to improved conditions in the traditionally difficult, closed economies of Uzbekistan and other central Asian countries. The shareholders of Ansher Holding group are keen to facilitate further growth by going public in the near future, and Ansher Capital will have a key role to play in accomplishing that.

The firm appears to have timed the launch of its upgraded option system to perfection.

The Ukranian economy has been coping well under the pressures of domestic political uncertainty and global financial turmoil. In 2007, GDP grew by 7.3%, while retail sales increased by 28.8%. And Ukrsibbank has continued along its own growth curve. Majority owned by BNP Paribas since April 2006, the bank is the third largest in the Ukraine in terms of assets, shareholders equity and loan portfolio. Although PrivatBank and Raiffeisen Bank Aval are bigger, they cannot match Ukrsibbank’s dynamism.

Icap has confirmed the launch of its web-based version of EBS.

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