Not sure how many of you saw this list. HDFC is the only bank from India. I'm happy that my bank is listed :)

Also surprised to see, Bank of America is not listed. HSBC takes rank in most regions including global list. Citi gets a place even after the bailout(also i had a very bad experience with Citi, you'll go crazy to know the fee they collect, I had to pay to go to the bank counter.)

Whatever be the case, the economy of the world depends on the banks' ability to lend money to businesses and common people. Let them flourish and "serve" the people.

http://www.gfmag.com/tools/bank-rankings/2426-worlds-best-banks-2009.html

And now there's some hope starting to show up in the stock market. Sensex went up 222.59 points to 16677. More technically @ http://joerajendran.blogspot.com/

US too has had some good sign after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's statement on recession. Good signs all over, let this continue and people return to jobs.