The 15 safest banks in the world

In an issue earlier this year, Global Finance magazine ranked the safest banks in the world, created through an evaluation of their long-term credit ratings.

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. Here are the top 15 safest banks in the world: 
(Photo: Bank website)

1. KfW (Germany) (Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images)

2. Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (BNG) (Netherlands)

3. Zürcher Kantonalbank (Switzerland)

4. Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank (Germany)

5. Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations(CDC) (France)

Tie* 6. Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg Förderbank (L-Bank) (Germany)

Tie* 6. 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)

Tie* 12. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia)

Tie* 12. National Australia Bank (Australia) (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

13. Westpac Banking Corporation (Australia)

14. Scotiabank (Bank of Nova Scotia) (Canada)

15. DBS Bank (Singapore) (REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/Files) 
( Note: Unless otherwise mentioned, all the photos in this slideshow are of/ from the banks' websites)