Best Banks in the World – Credit Ratings

Below is a list of the Best Banks in the World. The Best Banks were selected based on credit ratings from leading international rating agencies Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch Ratings.

Long-term Credit Ratings

	Bank	Moody’s	S&P	Fitch	Country
1	Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten	Aaa	AAA	AAA	Netherlands
2	Caisse des Depots et Consignations (CDC)	Aaa	AAA	AAA	France
3	KfW	Aaa	AAA	AAA	Germany
4	Landeskreditbank	Aaa	AA+	AAA	Germany
5	Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank	Aaa	AAA	AAA	Germany
6	Nederlandse Waterschapsbank	Aaa	AAA	-	Netherlands
7	Rabobank	Aaa	AAA	AA+	Netherlands
8	Royal Bank of Canada	Aaa	AA-	AA	Canada
9	Toronto-Dominion Bank	Aaa	AA-	AA-	Canada
10	Zurich Cantonal Bank	Aaa	AAA	AAA	Switzerland
11	NRW.Bank	Aa1	AA-	AAA	Germany
12	ASB Bank	Aa2	AA	AA	New Zealand
13	Australia and New Zealand Banking Group	Aa1	AA	AA-	Australia
14	BBVA	Aa2	AA	AA-	Spain
15	Banco Santander	Aa2	AA	AA	Spain
16	Bank of Montreal	Aa2	A+	AA-	Canada
17	Bank of New York Mellon	Aa2	AA-	AA-	United States
18	BNP Paribas	Aa2	AA	AA-	France
19	Caisse centrale Desjardins	Aa1	AA-	-	Canada
20	CIBC	Aa2	A+	AA-	Canada
21	Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Aa1	AA	AA	Australia
22	Crédit Agricole	Aa1	AA-	AA-	France
23	Credit Suisse	Aa1	A+	AA-	Switzerland
24	DBS Bank	Aa1	AA-	AA-	Singapore
25	HSBC Holdings	Aa2	AA-	AA	United Kingdom
26	Intesa Sanpaolo	Aa2	A+	AA-	Italy
27	la Caixa	Aa2	AA-	AA-	Spain
28	Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg	Aa2	-	A+	Germany
29	National Australia Bank	Aa1	AA	AA	Australia
30	National Bank of Kuwait	Aa2	A+	AA-	Kuwait
31	Nordea	Aa2	AA-	AA-	Sweden
32	OverseChinese Banking Corporation	Aa1	A+	AA-	Singapore
33	Pohjola Bank	Aa2	AA-	AA-	Finland
34	Scotiabank	Aa1	AA-	AA-	Canada
35	Société Générale	Aa2	A+	A+	France
36	Svenska Handelsbanken	Aa2	AA-	AA-	Sweden
37	United Overseas Bank	Aa1	A+	AA-	Singapore
38	Westpac Banking Corporation	Aa1	AA	AA	Australia

Ratings as of February 2010