North Asia 25

Only the best will survive

Only the best will survive

Leading the field in Asia

Asia 100 1997: Waiting for the impact

Asian 100

Japanese Top 50

ASEAN 25

Australasia top 25

Indian Sub-Continent Top 25

Methodology and Definitions

Rank Bank Location Fiscal period Share holders’ equity ($m) Equity growth (%) Total assets ($m) Asset growth (%) Net income ($m) Income growth (%) Return on equity (%) $ rate differential (%)
97 96                      
1 3 HongkongBank Hong Kong 1996 13,360 20.85 167,378 10.42 2,920 14.51 21.86 0.04
2 1 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Beijing, China 1996 11,346 1.56 437,392 16.8 700 24.44 6.17 -0.23
3 2 Bank of China Beijing, China 1996 9,974 13.42 292,554 7.38 1,067 22.36 10.7 0
4 6 Bank of Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan 1996 6,051 69.88 60,055 11.21 405 -4.55 6.69 0.78
5 5 China Construction Bank Beijing, China 1996 5,483 13.72 256,116 23.37 582 -21.69 10.62 -0.23
6 4 Agricultural Bank of China Beijing, China 1996 5,080 3.38 176,779 19.17 254 8.72 5 -0.23
7 7 Korea Development Bank Seoul, Korea 1996 3,385 16.66 66,725 23.13 270 -8.69 7.98 8.97
8 8 Korea Exchange Bank Seoul, Korea 1996 2,907 8.15 62,571 13.38 175 13.24 6.03 8.97
9 11 Bank of Communications Shanghai, China 1996 2,606 7.

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