International rating agencies regularly update the ratings of Russian banks. The assessment of experts is affected by the ability of a credit institution to withstand the conditions of an economic downturn and existing, as well as potential sanctions.
We offer 2015 bank reliability rating, according to Forbes. List of Russian banks with the highest ratings with a stable outlook.
10. Rosbank
The owner of a popular Russian bank is the international group Societe Generale. The customer base of the bank has over 3.3 million private customers. Rosbank network consists of 550 branches.
9. Unicredit Bank
The Bank takes 10th place in terms of assets, and 9th in terms of capital. All Unicredit shares are owned by Austrian UniCredit Bank Austria. The bank is universal and offers Russians a wide range of financial services.
8. Sberbank
The Bank is the first in the country in terms of assets and capital. Sberbank has over 110 million customers. Bank offices and representative offices are in the CIS, 9 countries of Central and Eastern Europe, in Turkey, India and Germany.
7. SME Bank
One of two banks without foreign participation, included in the ten most stable. The stability of the bank, according to international agencies, is based on state participation. All SME shares are owned by Vnesheconombank.
6. Bank of China
The sole shareholder is the largest Chinese bank Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited. The bank works with individuals only in terms of transfers without opening an account. Legal entities ICBC offers a wide range of services.
5. Credit Agricole Kib
Like many other "daughters" of foreign banks, Credit Agricole in Russia does not work with individuals, focusing on the corporate segment. The bank is owned by Credit Agricole, a French financial group.
4. BNP Paribas
The bank is the daughter of one of the 6 strongest banks in the world, BNP Paribas. The bank takes the 78th place in Russia in terms of assets, and the 67th in terms of capital. BNP Pariba is focused on working with the corporate segment.
3. HSBC Bank
The owner of the bank is one of the largest financial groups - HSBC. The Bank has been operating in Russia since 2002; it occupies 72nd place in terms of capital, and 60th in terms of assets. The bank is focused entirely on corporate clients and does not serve individuals.
2. Citibank
The bank is part of the international Citigroup group. Foreign capital provides the bank with high ratings, despite the economic and political instability in the Russian market.
1. Nordea Bank
The controlling stake in the bank belongs to the Scandinavian group Nordea. Nordea Bank has the highest reliability rating from Russian credit organizations from Fitch - according to the national scale - “AAA (rus)”, long-term issuer default rating - “BBB-”.