Bank of Cyprus ranked among world's top-performing banks by Forbes

Bank of Cyprus has been recognized as one of the world’s top-performing financial institutions in the inaugural 'World’s Top Performing Banks 2026' ranking published by Forbes in partnership with Statista. The bank secured the 19th position out of 102 institutions in the Tier 4 category, which encompasses mid-sized banks with total assets ranging between $20 billion and $50 billion. It is the only Cypriot lender to appear on this global list, which features 500 banks from 89 countries.

The evaluation process relied exclusively on objective financial performance indicators rather than customer surveys. The methodology assessed four primary pillars: profitability (30%), growth and earnings quality (20%), capital and funding resilience (25%), and asset quality and efficiency (25%). According to Forbes' data, Bank of Cyprus holds approximately $27.4 billion in assets, generating $1.4 billion in revenue and $549.7 million in profit, placing it securely within the mid-sized tier framework designed to facilitate comparisons between institutions of similar scale.