Caixa Geral de Depositos (#36 Worldwide)
Banking Industry as of 3/09
Size of Banking Industry: 340 billion euros
Key interest rate: 2%
Number of commercial banks: 90
Portugal’s Caixa Geral de Depositos ranks 36th overall in Global Finance’s rankings. A government owned entity; it’s the only Portuguese bank on the list, and the largest in the country. Caixa Geral also conducts international operations in Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Source: CNBC Europe, Banco de Portugal