OREANDA-NEWS. The Banker, a well-known international edition of the banking industry and financial markets, published its annual rating of "Top 1000 World Banks".

According to the 2013 review Belarusbank was recognized the bank number 1 in the Republic of Belarus as to the size of tier I capital. On a global scale Belarusbank has improved its position from 412 to 399 still remaining the only Belarusian bank in the upper part of the rating. Also Belarusbank ranked 14th among 25 largest banks in Central and Eastern Europe as to the size of tier I capital.

TOP 25: CEE (USD M)

Regional rank

World rank

Bank

Country

Tier 1 Capital

1

33

Sberbank

Russia

43,518

2

66

VTB Bank

Russia

21,910

3

123

Gazprombank

Russia

9,757

4

159

Russian Agricultural Bank

Russia

6,899

5

169

PKO Bank Polski

Poland

6,511

6

179

OTP Bank

Hungary

5,862

7

229

Alfa Bank

Russia

3,966

8

332

Privat Bank

Ukraine

2,537

9

348

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego

Poland

2,389

10

367

State Savings Bank of Ukraine

Ukraine

2,219

11

388

Ukreximbank

Ukraine

2,081

12

389

Kazkommertsbank

Kazakhstan

2,079

13

398

Halyk Bank

Kazakhstan

2,046

14

399

Belarusbank

Belarus

2,044

15

416

Otkritie Financial Corporation

Russia

1,951

16

429

Promsvyazbank

Russia

1,831

17

465

Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB)

Slovenia

1,649

18

516

Belagroprombank

Belarus

1,368

19

518

Getin Noble Bank

Poland

1,358

20

544

Credit Bank of Moscow

Russia

1,234

21

581

Bank Saint Petersburg

Russia

1,138

22

609

Bank Uralsib

Russia

1,035

23

639

MDM Bank

Russia

959

24

685

Ak Bars Bank

Russia

871

25

695

Russian Standard Bank

Russia

850