Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (#3 Worldwide)
Banking Industry as of 3/09
Size of Banking Industry: 1,807 billion euros
Key interest rate: 2%
Number of commercial banks: 99
Other Banks in Top 50
Rabobank
The Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (BNG) is one of the two Dutch banks finding itself in the top 5 safest banks in the world. A government-owned bank (50% by the Dutch government and 50% by municipalities), BNG is neck-and-neck in both domestic and worldwide rankings with the other Dutch firm Rabobank, ranked #5 by Global Finance.
Source: CNBC Europe, De Nederlandsche Bank