The European continues with its annual recognition of excellence across a whole range of sectors. In today’s business environment a successful company isn’t just one with a healthy balance sheet but also one that contributes to society and the environment. Good CSR is pivotal to sustainable growth. Here we recognise those organisations and individuals in the Banking & Finance and Legal sectors who are doing just that.

GLOBAL BANKING & FINANCE AWARDS

Aafiya TPA
Most Innovative New Service (Dahab) of the Year – UAE

Accra City Hotel
Leading Hotel Company of the Year – Ghana

Actinver
Asset Management Company of the Year – Mexico

Actinver
Investment Banking Company of the Year – Mexico

Adar Capital Partners
Boutique Fund Manager of the Year – Cayman Islands

Ade Adebiyi, Guaranty Trust Bank (SL) Ltd
Banker of the Year – Sierra Leone

AEVI
Best Payment Technology Product Provider – Germany

Afore XXI Banorte
Best Institution in Responsible Investment – Mexico

Afore XXI Banorte
Most Innovative Pension Fund – Mexico

Afore XXI Mexico
Pension Fund of the Year – Mexico

AFP CAPITAL
Best Institution in Responsible Investment – Chile

AFP CAPITAL
Pension Fund Manager of the Year – Chile

Ágora Asesores Financieros EAFI
Most Innovative Financial Advisory Firm – Spain

Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait
Best Retail Bank – Kuwait

Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait – Egypt
Most Innovative Bank – Egypt

Al Khalij Commercial Bank, “al khaliji”
Best Corporate Bank – Qatar

Al Khalij Commercial Bank, “al khaliji”
Best Private Banking Services – MENA

ANDBANK
Innovative Digital Private Bank of the Year – Spain

Antonio Valda Careaga, BNB – Banco Nacional de Bolivia
Banking CEO of the Year – Bolivia

APG-Neuros
Most Innovative Wastewater Solution Provider – Aeration Systems

APS S.A.
Most Secure Bank Card

APS S.A.
Best Product – Banking Industry

Arche Associates
Best Portfolio Management Firm of the Year – Luxembourg

ArgusFX Ltd
Most Reliable FX Broker of the Year – UK

ATFX
FX Broker of the Year – UK

ATRIO
Mixed-Use Commercial Development of the Year – Latin America

Augusto Mitidieri, Sintetica
Best Pharmaceutical CEO of the Year – Europe

Azizi Bank
Most Innovative Bank of the Year – Afghanistan

Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras
Best Regional Airline in South America

BAC Credomatic
Bank of the Year – Costa Rica

BAC Credomatic
Innovative Digital Bank of the Year (C&C)

BAF Capital
Best International LATAM Focus Investment Company

BALANZ
Wealth Management Company of the Year – Argentina

BALANZ
Investment Banking Company of the Year – Argentina

Bancolombia
Best Bank for Financial Inclusion – Colombia

Bancolombia
Bank of the Year – Colombia

Bancolombia
Innovative Digital Bank of the Year – Latin America

Banco BCS
Best Corporate Bank – Angola

Banco BCS
Best Private Bank – Angola

BIDV Securities Company (BSC)
Best Sustainable Investment Management – Vietnam

BNI Banco de Negócios Internacional (Europa)
Bank of the Year – Portugal

BNI Banco de Negócios Internacional (Europa)
Most Innovative Bank of the Year – Portugal

Banco de Chile
Commercial Bank of the Year – Chile

Banco de Chile
Innovative Digital Bank of the Year – Chile

Banco de Corrientes S.A.
Commercial Bank of the Year – Argentina

Banco Economico
Most Innovative Bank of the Year – Angola

Banco Finca
Social Impact Bank of the Year – Ecuador

Banco Finca
Social Impact Bank of the Year – Ecuador

Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU)
Most Innovative Bank of the Year – Macau

Banco Republica – BROU
Best Bank for Financial Inclusion – Uruguay

Banco Republica – BROU
Innovative Digital Bank of the Year

Banco Sol SA
Bank of the Year – Angola

Banco Solidario S.A.
Innovation in Financial Inclusion and Social Responsibility – Bolivia

Banque Misr
Best SME Bank – Egypt

Barents Re Reinsurance Company, Inc.
Best in Corporate Governance

Barents Re Reinsurance Company, Inc.
Global Reinsurance Company of the Year

Barwa Bank
Best Shariah Compliant Bank – Qatar

BBVA Bancomer
Bank of the Year – Mexico

BBVA Bancomer
Best Bank for Financial Inclusion – Mexico

BBVA Bancomer
Innovative Digital Bank of the Year – Mexico

BBVA Continental
Best Bank for Financial Inclusion – Peru

BBVA Continental
Innovative Digital Bank of the Year – Peru

BCI
Bank of the Year – Mozambique

BCI
Most Innovative Bank – Mozambique

BCPG Public Company Limited
Most Sustainable Company – Thailand

Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
Financial Inclusion Program of the Year

Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
Innovative Institution of the Year

BLOM BANK
Bank of the Year – Lebanon

BLOM BANK
Bank of the Year – MENA

BLOM BANK
Strongest Bank – Lebanon

BNB – Banco Nacional de Bolivia
Bank of the Year – Bolivia

BNB – Banco Nacional de Bolivia
Innovative Digital Bank of the Year – Bolivia

BNI – Banco de Negócios Internacional (Europa)
Bank of the Year – Portugal

BNI – Banco de Negócios Internacional (Europa)
Most Innovative Bank of the Year– Portugal

BTG Pactual Colombia
Investment Bank of the Year – Colombia

BTG Pactual Colombia
Wealth Management Company of the Year – Colombia

Bundit Sapianchai, BCPG Public Company Limited
Leadership in Renewable Energy – Southeast Asia

CABEI – Central American Bank for Economic Integration
Best Sustainable Bond Issuer – Latin America

CABEI – Central American Bank for Economic Integration
Sustainable Financial Institution of the Year – Latin America

Capital.com
Most Innovative Broker – Europe

Capital.com
Most Transparent Brokerage Service Provider – Europe

Carvajal Tecnología y Servicios S.A.S.
Business Technology Solution Provider of the Year – Latin America

CIBanco
Green Bank of the Year – Mexico

CIBanco
Innovation in Sustainable Financing – Mexico

CINDE – Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency
Business Innovation Hub – Latin America

CINDE – Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency
FDI Promotion Agency of the Year – Latin America

Columbia Business School Executive Education
Excellency in Executive Education

Compagnie Monégasque de Banque (CMB)
Monaco Banking Ambassador

Compagnie Monégasque de Banque (CMB)
Customer Service Private Bank of the Year

Compañía Española de Petróleos, S.A.U.
Most Innovative Oil and Gas Company

Compañía Española de Petróleos, S.A.U.
Sustainable Oil and Gas Company

Consultatio Financial Services
Asset Management Company of the Year – Argentina

Consultatio Financial Services
Most Innovative Investment Management Firm – Argentina

CRÉDITO REAL
Consumer Financing Company of the Year – Mexico

CRÉDITO REAL
Innovation in Financial Inclusion and Social Responsibility – Mexico

Da Vinci Partners LLC
Best Global Intellectual Property Service Provider

Davivienda Corredores
Capital Markets Company of the Year – Colombia

Davivienda Corredores
Investment Management Company of the Year – Colombia

Deutsche Bank Portugal
Customer Service Private Bank of the Year – Portugal

DPM Finanzas EAFI
Financial Advisory Firm of the Year – Spain

Edwin R. Bautista, UnionBank of the Philippines
Best Banking CEO – Philippines

EFG Hermes
Best Asset Management Solutions – Egypt

EFG Hermes
Best Sustainable Financial Service Provider – Egypt

Egencia
Best Business Travel Solutions Provider

Esfera Capital
Most Innovative Investment Management Firm

Esfera Capital
Stock Brokerage Company of the Year

Executive Board, Banco Sol
Best Managed Bank – Angola

Ethiopian Airlines
Best Corporate Governance Company – East Africa

FCA Bank
Best European Auto/Car Finance Provider– Italy

Fides Treasury Services Ltd
Multi-banking Solution Provider of the Year

Fiduciaria de Occidente S.A.
Asset Management Company of the Year

Fiduciaria de Occidente S.A.
Fiduciary Company of the Year

Frontera Energy
Sustainable Independent Oil and Gas Company of the
Year – Latin America

Giacomo Carelli, FCA Bank
Banking CEO of the Year – Italy

Global Solar Fund
Renewable Energy Efficiency Technology of the Year – Italy

Guaranty Trust Bank (SL) Ltd
Most Innovative Bank of the Year– Sierra Leone

HELLENIC REPUBLIC ASSET DEVELOPMENT FUND
Global FDI Program of the Year

Henry Oroh, Zenith Bank (Ghana) Limited
Best Banking CEO of the Year – Ghana

House of Investment
Best International Investment and Investment Advisory Firm – Cyprus

ICBC Macau
Best Private Banking Service Macau

ICBC Macau
Best Financial Inclusion Program Macau

IESE Business School
Excellence in Executive Education – Europe

IJG Securities (Proprietary) Limited
Best Brokerage House – Namibia

INCAE Business School
Excellence in Executive Education – C&C

INCAE Business School
Latin America Business School of the Year

Intercorp Group
Best International Tax Consulting Boutique

Inversiones Security
Capital Markets Company of the Year – Chile

Inversiones Security
Investment Management Company of the Year – Chile

Jammal Trust Bank SAL
Financial Inclusion Program of the Year – Lebanon

Jorge Polgar Pisano, BROU
Banking CEO of the Year – Uruguay

KANDEO FUND
ESG Private Equity Firm of the Year–Latin America

KASIKORN Business-Technology Group (KBTG)
Most Innovative Digital Banking Services – Southeast Asia

Keystone Bank Limited
Most Innovative Bank of the Year – Nigeria

Khalid Al Subeai, Barwa Bank
Best CEO Banking – Qatar

Kurt Koenigsfest, Banco Solidario S.A.
Banking CEO of the Year – Bolivia

LVA Indices
Best Market Data Provider – Andean Region

MACROINVEST
Financial Advisory Firm of the Year – Peru

Managing Partners Group
Alternative Investment Firm of the Year – Europe

MBS
Best Brokerage House – Vietnam

MEGAINVER S.A.
Fund Management Company of the Year – Argentina

MERLIN Properties S.A.
Real Estate Investment Trust of the Year – Europe

Mohamed El-Etreby, Banque Misr
Banker of the Year – Egypt

Mohammad Salem Omaid, Azizi Bank
Best Banking CEO – Afghanistan

Molino Cañuelas
Best Corporate Governance – Argentina

Molino Cañuelas
Best Managed Company – Argentina

National Energy Services Reunited Corp.(NESR)
Excellence in Corporate Governance, Oil and Gas Industry – USA

National Energy Services Reunited Corp.(NESR)
Oil and Gas Service Provider of the Year – MENA

New Economy Development Fund S.A. – TANEO
Best Venture Capital Investment Firm of the Year – Greece

NJMPF
Best Managed Retirement Fund – South Africa

NJMPF
Pension Fund of the Year – South Africa

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA
Mr Bjorn Kjos; Best CEO in the Aviation Industry
 
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA
European Airline Staff Of The Year – 2018

Obeahon Ohiwerei, Keystone Bank Limited
Best Banking CEO – Nigeria

Orbex
Best Trading Education Provider

OREGOLD by Krysos Srl
Precious Metal Company of the Year – Italy

Pangaea Securities Limited
Best Brokerage House – Zambia

Pantelis Solomis, House of Investment
Financial CEO of the Year – Cyprus

Perlen Packaging
Most Innovative Pharmaceutical Packaging Company

Pedro Cardosa, Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU)
Best Banking CEO – Macau

People’s Bank
Best Bank – Sri Lanka

People’s Bank
Best Corporate Banking Services – Sri Lanka

Peru – Proinversion
Most Attractive Destination for International Investment – Latin America

PPI – Portfolio Personal Inversiones
Financial Advisory and Investment Management Company

PPI – Portfolio Personal Inversiones
Most Innovative Online Trading Services

Produbanco
Bank of the Year – Ecuador

Produbanco
Best Corporate Governance – Ecuador

Proinversion
PPP Infrastructure Investment Program of the Year – Latin America

Proteccion S.A.
Most Innovative Pension Fund of the Year – Colombia

Proteccion S.A.
Pension Fund of the Year – Colombia

Puente
Capital Markets Company of the Year – LATAM

Puente
Investment Bank of the Year – LATAM

Puente
Wealth Management Company of the Year – LATAM

Red Eléctrica de España
Sustainable Electic Power Transmission Company of the Year

Reggie Middleton, Veritaseum
Fintech CEO of the Year

Ricardo Cuesta Delgado, Produbanco
Banking CEO of the Year – Ecuador

Rodrigo Lebois Mateos, UNIFIN FINANCIAL SERVICES
Business Personality of the Year

Roman Krabel, Accra City Hotel
Best GM in the Leisure & Hospitality Industry – Ghana

Royal Brunei Airlines
Best Airline Brand – Brunei

Sai Gon Joint Stock Commercial Bank – SCB
Foreign Exchange Bank of the Year – Vietnam

Salma Markets
Best Global Financial Markets Broker – Vietnam

Salma Markets
Most Transparent Broker – Vietnam

Sharjah Asset Management
Most Innovative Investment Management Company – UAE

Sharjah Investment and Development Authority
FDI Agency of the Year – MENA

Sharjah Investment and Development Authority
Most Innovative FDI Project – MENA

Sudameris Bank
Sustainable Lending Institution of the Year – Paraguay

SURA Investment Management
Investment Managament Company of the Year – Mexico

SURA Investment Management
Most Innovative Investment Management Company of the Year – Mexico

Trade360
Most Innovative Social Trading Technology

Tressis
Wealth Management Company of the Year – MENA

UMB Bank
Corporate Bank of the Year – Ghana

UNIFIN FINANCIAL SERVICES
Best in Corporate Governance – Mexico

UnionBank of the Philippines
Most Innovative Bank of the Year – Philippines

Universiti Teknologi MARA
Best Islamic Finance University – Malaysia

Veritaseum
Excellence in Fintech

Vinte 18X
SRI Bond Deal of the Year – Mexico

Voltylab
Structured Products Firm of the Year – Monaco

Webcor Group
Branded Supplier of the Year

WiseEnergy Group
Best Renewable Energy Asset Managers – Italy

Wissam Nesr, Webcor Group
Best CEO in the FMCG

Wizz Air
Best European Low-Cost Airline Brand 2018

Zenith Bank (Ghana) Limited
Most Innovative Bank of the Year – Ghana

Zinnovate International
Best Managed Information Technology Company – Scandinavia

Zinnovate International
Most Innovative Logistics Technology Company – Scandinavia

ZKCCB 17
Deal of the Year – Mexico

GLOBAL LEGAL AWARDS

Abou Jaoude & Associates Law Firm
Best Banking and Finance Law Firm – Lebanon

Adriana Ramos Chaves, LatamLex Lawyers
Lawyer of the Year – Costa Rica

A.S.A. Bari, A.S & Associates
Best Lawyer – Asia

Carlos Abou Jaoude, Abou Jaoude & Associates Law Firm
Best Lawyer – Lebanon

Christodoulos G. Vassiliades & Co. LLC
Best Corporate and Commercial Law Firm – Cyprus

Deloitte
Best Tax Firm – Chile

Joseph Courand, Deloitte
Best Tax Partner – Chile

Latamlex Lawyers
Best Corporate and Commercial Law Firm – Costa Rica

lecocqassociate
Banking and Finance law firm of the Year – Switzerland

Pellerano & Herrera
Best Corporate and Commercial Law Firm – Dominican Republic

Rashid Al Saad, Sharq Law Firm
Best Lawyer – Qatar

Ricardo Pellerano, Pellerano & Herrera
Best Lawyer – Dominican Republic

Sharq Law Firm
Best Corporate Law Firm – Qatar

Zangue & Partners
Best Banking & Finance Law Firm – Cameron