Winners' circle: 2015 Country Awards

Bangladesh continued to be rife with political unrest last year, making it harder for banks to grow their businesses. But City Bank reacted smartly, as it had done the year, before by improving asset quality and liquidity while preserving adequate capital.

In February, Moody’s said prolonged and violent protests, transport blockades, and political tensions between the ruling Awami League and the main opposition, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was credit negative for the country. Moody's kept the rating stable...