The 15 safest banks in the world

ICICI Bank was named as India's best among the 'World’s Best Emerging Market Banks 2012 in Asia' by the Global Finance magazine in an issue earlier this year. The magazine also ranked the safest banks in the world. The ranking was created through an evaluation of long-term credit ratings - from Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings - and total assets of the 500 largest banks worldwide.

1. KfW (Germany)
2. Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (BNG) (Netherlands)
3. Zürcher Kantonalbank (Switzerland)
4. Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank (Germany)
5. Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations(CDC) (France)
6. Tie - Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg Förderbank (L-Bank) (Germany) /  Nederlandse Waterschapsbank (Netherlands)
7. Banque et Caisse d’Épargne de l’État (Luxembourg)
8. Rabobank Group (Netherlands)
9. NRW.Bank (Germany)
10. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) (Canada)
11. Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD Bank) (Canada)
12. Tie - Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia) /  National Australia Bank (Australia)
13. Westpac Banking Corporation (Australia)
14. Scotiabank (Bank of Nova Scotia) (Canada)
15. DBS Bank (Singapore)