The European continues with its annual recognition of excellence across the world of commerce. As the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals reshape the corporate agenda, companies are realising that success is measured beyond the balance sheet. Along with product innovation, positive contributions to society and sound stewardship of the environment are becoming the benchmarks by which results are judged. In the following pages we highlight the companies and individuals looking to realise a vision for better business.

ABBANK
Best SME Partner Bank – Vietnam

Afore XXI Banorte Innovative Digital Pension Fund of the Year – Mexico

Afore XXI Banorte Pension Fund of the Year – Mexico

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) Best Pan Africa Aviation Hub – Most Sustainable Initiative – South Africa

Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait Best Retail Bank – Kuwait

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

al khaliji Best Corporate Bank – Qatar

al khaliji Best Financial Inclusion Program – Qatar

Andres Meta, BIND Banco Industrial Banking CEO of the Year – Argentina

APCI Best Investment Promotion Agency – Sao Tome and Principe

Arche Family Office Best Family Office – Luxembourg

Arche Wealth Management Most Innovative Investment Company – Luxembourg

Atradius Best Credit Insurance Solutions Provider – The Netherlands

Augusto Mitidieri, Sintetica Best Performing CEO Pharma – Europe

Avanzia Taxand Limited Tax Firm of the Year – Malta

AvaTrade Best Affiliation Programme

AvaTrade Best Broker

Aegean Airlines
Best Regional Airline – Europe
Air France/KLM
Best Airline Brand – Europe
Azul Brazilian Airlines
Best Low-cost Airline - Brazil
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) 
Best Pan Africa Aviation Hub – Most Sustainable Initiative – South Africa

BAC Credomatic Bank of the Year – Costa Rica

BAC Credomatic Bank of the Year – Honduras

BAC Credomatic Best Bank for Financial Inclusion – Costa Rica

BAC Credomatic Innovative Digital Bank of the Year – Central America and Caribbean

Banco BNI Europa Bank of the Year – Portugal

Banco FINCA Innovation in Financial Inclusion and Social Responsibility

Banco FINCA Social Impact Bank of the Year

Banco Interatlântico  Bank of the Year – Cabo Verde

Bancolombia Bank of the Year – Colombia

Bancolombia Best Bank for Financial Inclusion – Colombia

Bancolombia Innovative Digital Bank of the Year – Latin America

Banco Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial Best Bank – Equatorial Guinea

Banco Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial Best Bank for International Trade – Equatorial Guinea

Banco Popular Dominicano Best Bank for Financial Inclusion – Dominican Republic

Banco Popular Dominicano Innovative Digital Bank of the Year – Dominican Republic

Banco W Social Impact Bank of the Year – Colombia

Bank of China Macau Branch Best SME Partner Bank – Macau

Bank of Industry Best SME Partner Bank – Nigeria

Banque Misr Bank of the Year – Egypt

Banque Misr Best Financial Inclusion – Egypt

Banreservas Commercial Bank of the Year – Dominican Republic

BAI Cabo Verde S.A. Best SME Partner Bank – Cape Verde

Barents Re Best Bonds Offering – Reinsurance

Barents Re Best Overall Reinsurance Company – Luxembourg

BBVA Bancomer Bank of the Year – Mexico

BBVA Bancomer Best Bank for Financial Inclusion – Mexico

BBVA Bancomer Innovative Digital Bank of the Year – Mexico

BCDC Best SME Partner Bank – DRC

BCI Bank of the Year – Mozambique

BCI Innovative Digital Bank of the Year – Mozambique

BCS Best Corporate Bank – Angola

BCS Best Private Bank – Angola

Betty Korir, Credit Bank PLC Banking CEO of the Year – East Africa

BIND Banco Industrial Innovative Digital Bank of the Year – Argentina

BIND Banco Industrial SME’s Bank of the Year – Argentina

BLADEX Best Bank in Corporate Social Responsibility – Panama

BLADEX Foreign Trade Financing Institution of the Year – Latin America

BLOM BANK Bank of the Year – Lebanon

BLOM BANK Bank of the Year – MENA

BLOM BANK Strongest Performing Bank – Lebanon

BNI (Banco Nacional de Investimento) Best Investment Bank – Mozambique

BNF Bank Best SME Partner Bank – Malta

Brahms Group SA Pan-African Consulting Excellence Firm of the Year – Switzerland

BTG Pactual Colombia Investment Bank of the Year – Colombia

BTG Pactual Colombia Investment Fund Management Firm of the Year – Colombia

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

CABEI – Central American Bank for Economic Integration Infrastructure Financing Institution of the Year – Latin America

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

Canales Auty Natural Resources Advisory Firm of the Year – Latin America

Capital.com Most Innovative Broker – Europe

Capital.com Most Transparent Brokerage Service Provider – Europe

CINDE Leading Investment Destination for Technology and Innovation – Costa Rica

CINDE FDI Promotion Agency of the Year – Latin America

CND – Corporacion Nacional para el Desarrollo Infrastructure Development Financing Company of the Year – Latin America

Coutinho Nobre Miguel, Banco Sol SA Banking CEO of the Year – Angola

CRDB Bank Bank of the Year – Tanzania

CRDB Bank Innovation in Financial Inclusion and Social Responsibility – East Africa

Credit Bank PLC Best SME Partner Bank – Kenya

CreditEase Financial Technology Company of the Year – Asia

Crédito Real SME’s Financing Company of the Year – Mexico

Crédito Real Innovation in Financial Inclusion & Social Responsibility – Mexico

Crédito Real Consumer Financing Company of the Year – Mexico

Credivalores Consumer Loans Provider of the Year – Colombia

Credivalores Social Impact Financing Company of the Year – Colombia

Deutsche Bank Portugal Best Private Banking – Portugal

Devexperts GmbH Best Financial Technology Solutions Provider – Germany

DUALCITI Best European Union Investor Visa Service Provider

EDM Asset Management Firm of the Year – Spain

EDM Wealth Management Firm of the Year – Spain

Ekkio Capital Best SME Growth Investment Partner – France

Euro Exim Bank Best Bank for Global Trade

Exness Global FX Broker

FBS Best Forex Broker – Europe

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

Fiduciaria de Occidente S.A. Most Innovative Investment Management Company – Colombia

Friburge Oil & Gas SA Most Innovative Solutions Provider in Oil & Gas Industry – Angola

Gabon Power Company Best Renewable Energy Efficient Provider – Gabon

Government of Bermuda Best Location for Digital Business

Government of Bermuda Excellence in Fintech

Grupo Rotoplas Leading Company in Corporate Governance – Mexico

Grupo Rotoplas Sustainable Water Solutions Company of the Year – Latin America

Guaranty Trust Bank (SL) Ltd Best in Digital Innovation – Sierra Leone

Guaranty Trust Bank (SL) Ltd Best Financial Inclusion Program – Sierra Leone

HUPAYX Most Innovative Blockchain Payment Solution – South Korea

HUPAYX Most Disruptive Payment Technology Provider – South Korea

IESE Business School Excellence in Executive Education – Europe

INCAE Business School Excellence in Executive Education – C&C

INCAE Business School Latin America Business School of the Year

INDI (Minas Gerais Investment and Trade Promotion Agency) Best City Investment Promotion Team – Brazil

Intercorp Tax Consultancy Firm of the Year

International Capital Management AG Best Performer Alternative Equity Strategy – Europe

International Investment Bank Trade and Finance Bank of the Year – CEE

Invest in Sharjah FDI Agency of the Year – MENA

Ivan Tobar, Banco FINCA Social Impact Leader of the Year

Juan Carlos Mora, Bancolombia Banking CEO of the Year – Colombia

Kurt Koenigfest, Banco Solidiario S.A. Social Impact Leader of the Year – Bolivia

KwaZulu-Natal Joint Municipal Pension/Provident Funds Best Financial Inclusion – Pension Fund – South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal Joint Municipal Pension/Provident Funds Pension Fund of the Year – South Africa

Lekela Power Best Clean Energy Community Solutions Africa – The Netherlands

Leonardo Braune, Intercorp Best International Tax Consultant of the Year

Luc D’Urso, Atempo-Wooxo Group Best CEO in Cybersecurity – Europe

LVA Indices Best Market Data Provider – Andean Region

Lyco Business Solutions Most Innovative Advisory Firm of the Year – Zambia

Lufthansa
Best Airline Brand – Germany

Middlesex University Dubai Best International University – MENA

Nashwa Al Ruwaini, Pyramedia Media CEO of The Year – MENA

Ngern Tid Lor Company Limited Best Financial Service Provider (non-bank) – Thailand

Ning Tang, Creditease Fintech CEO of the Year – Asia

OenoFuture Fine Wine Investment Firm of the Year – Europe

Oitante SA Best Asset Management Company of the Year – Portugal

Olukayode Pitan, Bank of Industry Banker of the Year – Nigeria

Orient Commercial Bank OCB
Most Innovative Commercial Bank – Vietnam

Panthera Solutions SARL Best Financial Services Provider – Europe

Paulo Sousa, BCI Best Banking CEO – Southern Africa

Pedro Redinha Lawyers and Private Notary Law Firm of the Year – Macau

Pellerano & Herrera Most Innovative Law Firm of the Year – Dominican Republic

Pellerano & Herrera Corporate and Commercial Law Firm of the Year – Dominican Republic

People’s Bank Banking CEO of the Year – Sri Lanka

People’s Bank Best Bank – Sri Lanka

People’s Bank Best Financial Inclusion Program – Sri Lanka

Piyasak Ukritnukun, Ngern Tid Lor Company Limited Financial CEO of the Year – Thailand

Planet of finance Best Technology Solution in Wealth, Asset and Investment Management – Global

Powergas Africa Ltd CNG Production Company of the Year – West Africa

Prima AFP Leading Institution in Sustainability and SRI – Peru

Prima AFP Pension Fund of the Year – Peru

Produbanco Bank of the Year – Ecuador

Produbanco Best Bank in Corporate Governance – Ecuador

Produbanco Innovative Digital Retail Bank of the Year – Ecuador

Pronus Investment Banking Boutique of the Year – Colombia

Pronus Most Innovative Financial Structuring Advisory Firm – Latin America

Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Ltd
Outstanding CSR Initiative of the Year – Vietnam
Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Ltd
Best Life Insurance Solution Provider – Vietnam

Pyramedia Best Media Consultancy and Production Firm – MENA

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

Ricardo Pellerano, Pellarano & Herrera Lawyer of the Year – Dominican Republic

Sai Gon J.S. Commercial Bank – SCB Best Banking Technology – Vietnam

SIX Financial Technology Company of the Year – Europe

SOGUIPAMI Best Mining Corporate Governance – Republic of Guinea

SOGUIPAMI Best SOE in Sustainable Mining – West Africa

SURA Asset Management Mexico Leading Company in Social Responsible Investment – Mexico

SURA Asset Management Mexico Most Innovative Asset Management Company – Mexico

SURA Investment Management Investment Management Company of the Year – Mexico

Tomas Matola, BNI (Banco Nacional de Investimento) Banking CEO of the Year – Mozambique

Trading Y bolsa Para Torpes Best Trading Education Provider – Spain

TAP Air Portugal
Best First & Business Class Airline – Portugal
Thai Lion Air
Best Customer-Centric Low-Cost Airline – Thailand

UltraPlay Best Sports Betting Platform of the Year 2019

USGFX Best Execution Broker – Australia

Valores Union S.A. Capital Markets Company of the Year – Bolivia

Value Casa de Bolsa Securities Brokerage Company of the Year – Mexico

Veronorte Innovative Venture Capital & Private Equity Firm – Latin America

Vong Hin Fai Lawyers & Private Notary Private Client Team of the Year – Macau

William Hill Outstanding Contribution to the Charitable Community 2019

Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamonds Company  Best Corporate Governance Principles – Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamonds Company Dr. Moris Bekezela Mpofu – Best CEO in Sustainable Mining Industry – Zimbabwe