Two Beijing banks remain at the top of the Forbes magazine ranking of the 2,000 biggest publicly owned companies. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and China Construction Bank retained the first two positions in the list released by the magazine.
A trio of United States organisations – Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo – are next, with the Agricultural Bank of China (6th) and Bank of China (8th) making the top 10.
Brazilian lenders Itaú Unibanco (38th), Banco Bradesco (62nd) and Banco do Brasil (132) are on the rise after one of the country’s worst recessions. Among the other Portuguese Speaking countries, five Portuguese companies appear on the list: EDP-Energias de Portugal (488th), Jerónimo Martins (940th), Galp Energia (1118th), Banco BPI (1536th) and Banco Comercial Português (1623th).