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Euromoney has decided on the best banks in Emerging Europe. But let’s also consider some editorial awards – for the good and the bad – that the strict criteria of the Awards for Excellence did not allow for

Results index TEB wins this year’s inaugural award for best bank for corporate social responsibility in CEE for its role in promoting financial literacy and inclusion in Turkey.

Results index Reaching small and medium-sized enterprises and supporting them with advice and financing from inception through every stage of their development is a key part of banking in Africa. Due to its long commitment to Kenyan SMEs and to its innovative way of supporting them, Equity Bank is the worthy winner of our best bank for SMEs in Africa award. Over the past year, the bank managed to greatly expand its offering, both geographically and numerically.

From Cyprus to Ireland, banks in Europe can boast some impressive turnaround stories. They now have the chance to help others and lead the wider transformation and consolidation that the sector so badly needs.

BBVA's diversification drive across new retail markets and its mobile banking push reveal a global emerging market institution to be reckoned with

The bank’s approach to SMEs is different and successful: it is international in scope and looks to help companies beyond just lending.

The country’s biggest banks are only just starting to feel the pain, and there could be far more to come.

Results index Like digital innovation, demonstrating a commitment to corporate social responsibility is a relatively recent obligation in banking. So when social involvement has been at the heart of an institution’s identity for more than 100 years, it is hard to take a cynical stance and brand its efforts in the area as little more than a belated effort to manage its public image.

A list of winners of Euromoney’s Latin America, Central America and Caribbean Awards for Excellence 2016, as well as detailed citations for all of the winners, is available here

Results index In digital banking, traditional lenders across Europe are staving off new competition in areas such as payments and foreign exchange – while low rates, low growth and high regulatory costs make a branch network harder to sustain. Whether it is investing in new app-only banks like Atom and imaginBank – or in BBVA’s case, its own digital payments firm – banks are rising to the challenge. Lloyds’ decision to invest £1 billion in digital banking by 2017 is a sign of how seriously they are taking this.

Results index Chapel Hill Denham may be largely focused on Nigeria, but in that market it has shown the breadth and quality of its advisory offering. For that reason, the bank deserves to win this year’s African advisory award.

Results index The Latin American market is seeing a wave of change as banks withdraw or offload their businesses. In the transaction banking business, this is giving the remaining banks scope to reconsider their positions. Citi has decided to redouble its efforts in the region and the result is that Citi wins the award for the region’s best bank for transaction services.