2009 GLOBAL FINANCE WORLDâS 50 SAFEST BANKS 1. KfW (Germany) 2. Caisse des Depots et Consignations (CDC) (France) 3. Bank Nederlands Gemeenten (BNG) (Netherlands) 4. Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank (Germany) 5. Rabobank (Netherlands) 6. Landeskreditbank Baden-Wuerttemberg- Foerderbank (Germany) 7. NRW. Bank (Germany) 8. BNP Paribas (France) 9. Banco Santander (Spain) 10. Royal Bank of Canada (Canada) 11. National Australia Bank (Australia) 12. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia) 13. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) (Spain) 14. Toronto-Dominion Bank (Canada) 15. Australia & New Zealand Banking Group (Australia) 16. Westpac Banking Corporation (Australia) 17. Banco Espanol de Credito S.A. (Banesto) (Spain) 18. ASB Bank Limited (New Zealand) 19. HSBC (United Kingdom) 20. Credit Agricole (France) 21. Wells Fargo (United States) 22. Nordea Bank (Sweden) 23. Scotiabank (Canada) 24. La Caixa (Spain) 25. Svenska Handelsbanken (Sweden) 26. US Bancorp (United States) 27. Banco Popular Espanol (Spain) 28. DBS Bank (Singapore) 29. Pohjola Bank (Finland) 30. Deutsche Bank (Germany) 31. Société Générale (France) 32. Intesa Sanpaolo (Italy) 33. Bank of Montreal (Canada) 34. DnB NOR Bank (Norway) 35. The Bank of New York Mellon (United States) 36. Caixa Geral de Depositos (Portugal) 37. United Overseas Bank (Singapore) 38. OCBC (Singapore) 39. Axa Bank Europe (Belgium) 40. Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland) 41. Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany) 42. Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom) 43. CIBC (Canada) 44. National Bank Of Kuwait (Kuwait) 45. Barclays (United Kingdom) 46. UBS (Switzerland) 47. JPMorgan Chase (United States) 48. Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Japan) 49. Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel (BFCM) (France) 50. Credit Industriel et Commercial (CIC) (France) Global Finance magazine February 25, 2009