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BANK ATLAS – Largest banks by country

Largest banks by country Rank Bank City Fiscal period Shareholders’ equity ($m) Equity growth (%) Total assets ($m) Asset growth (%) Net income ($m) Income growth (%) Return on average equity (%) $ rate differential (%) Taiwan                       1 Bank of Taiwan Taipei 1997 5,479 […]

June 1, 1998

Largest banks by country
Rank Bank City Fiscal period Shareholders’ equity ($m) Equity growth (%) Total assets ($m) Asset growth (%) Net income ($m) Income growth (%) Return on average equity (%) $ rate differential (%)
Taiwan                      
1 Bank of Taiwan Taipei 1997 5,479   54,211   360   6.55 18.78
2 Land Bank of Taiwan Taipei 1997 2,295 7.06 42,215 4.17 233 0.09 10.51 1.09
3 Hua Nan Commercial Bank Taipei 1997 1,628 10.58 32,612 2.80 231 29.12 14.93 1.09
4 First Commercial Bank Taipei 1997 1,627 9.87 33,957 4.60 212 4.84 13.66 1.09
5 Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Taichung 1997 1,463 9.83 30,880 5.03 191 11.98 13.68 1.09
6 Taiwan Cooperative Bank Taipei 1997 1,461 14.71 55,351 1.08 200 -18.64 14.66 1.09
7 Taipeibank Taipei 1997 1,286 53.74 17,265 3.35 110 16.25 10.32 1.09
8 Taiwan Business Bank Taipei 1997 1,254 13.83 27,126 7.66 144 10.89 12.25 1.09
9 International Commercial Bank of China Taipei 1997 1,160   18,377   149   12.84 18.78
10 Chinatrust Commercial Bank Taipei 1997 1,056   16,525   151   14.30 18.78
11 United World Chinese Commercial Bank Taipei 1997 1,046 24.99 14,987 18.76 206 73.42 21.85 18.78
12 Shanghai Commercial&Savings Bank Taipei 1997 908   7,797   76   8.35 18.78
13 Farmers Bank of China Taipei 1997 839 3.76 16,136 5.91 61 30.16 7.40 1.09
14 Taipei Business Bank Taipei 1997 633   7,990   80   12.65 18.78
15 Taichung Business Bank Taipei 1997 622   7,324   73   11.72 18.78
16 Fubon Bank Taipei 1997 544 38.93 4,956 42.97 51 163.75 10.86 18.78
17 Bank of Overseas Chinese Taipei 1997 526   7,602   32   6.14 18.78
18 Pan Asia Bank Taichung 1997 516   4,922   24   4.67 18.78
19 Chung Shing Bank Taipei 1997 512   4,762   35   6.89 18.78
20 Bank Sinopac Taipei 1997 480 26.84 5,095 43.27 38 45.87 8.82 18.78
21 HsinChu Bank Taipei 1997 476   7,410   51   10.62 18.78
22 Grand Commercial Bank Taipei 1997 473   4,509   43   9.00 18.78
23 Union Bank of Taiwan Taipei 1997 452   4,496   35   7.83 18.78
24 Cosmos Bank Taiwan Taipei 1997 445 9.72 4,413 16.44 40 67.70 9.30 18.78
25 Ta Chong Bank Kaohsiung 1996 429 2.78 4,223 29.79 23 39.78 5.46 0.78
26 Far Eastern International Bank Taipei 1997 427   4,201   19   4.56 18.78
27 Chinfon Bank Taipei 1997 424   5,161   19   4.44 18.78
28 E Sun Bank Taipei 1997 422 10.94 4,845 23.93 42 70.12 10.50 18.78
29 Dah An Commercial Bank Taipei 1997 398 9.34 4,348 30.87 35 53.56 9.19 18.78
30 Taishin International Bank Taipei 1997 397 10.71 5,499 48.91 42 57.88 11.20 18.78
31 Asia Pacific Bank Taichung 1997 388   3,648   26   6.74 18.78
32 Chinese Bank Taipei 1997 376   4,136   28   7.39 18.78
33 Baodao Commercial Bank Taipei 1997 356   4,298   20   5.57 18.78
34 Bank of Kaohsiung Kaohsiung 1996 202 18.33 4,754 16.06 17 3.83 9.00 6.55
Tajikistan                      
1 Orienbank Dushanbe 1997 6 202.85 19 54.45 1 225.24 34.68 11.75
Tanzania                      
1 Diamond Trust Bank of Tanzania Dar-es-Salaam 1996 3 20.08 12 68.04 1 0.74 24.18 8.23
2 Greenland Bank (Tanzania) Dar-es-Salaam 1997 2 n/a 9 n/a 0 n/a n/a n/a
Thailand                      
1 Bangkok Bank Bangkok 1997 2,198 n/a 29,971 n/a 86 n/a 3.91 83.52
2 Thai Farmers Bank Bangkok 1997 1,209 n/a 16,923 n/a -89 n/a -7.36 83.52
3 First Bangkok City Bank Bangkok 1996 1,044 5.33 9,575 15.69 179 29.44 17.58 1.67
4 Krung Thai Bank Bangkok 1997 974 n/a 16,832 n/a 4 n/a 0.41 83.52
5 Siam Commercial Bank Bangkok 1997 888 n/a 15,259 n/a -10 n/a -1.13 83.52
6 Siam City Bank Bangkok 1996 608 9.34 9,039 16.13 137 11.04 23.55 1.67
7 Bangkok Metropolitan Bank Bangkok 1996 568 10.96 7,298 13.76 37 -36.90 6.90 1.67
8 Bank of Ayudhya Bangkok 1997 558 n/a 10,507 n/a 42 n/a 7.53 83.52
9 Bangkok Bank of Commerce Bangkok 1996 536 8.38 6,356 -10.49 -970 -2990.00 -188.31 1.67
10 Thai Military Bank Bangkok 1997 473 n/a 8,267 n/a -10 n/a -2.11 83.52
11 Thai Danu Bank Bangkok 1996 455 100.53 4,645 37.06 42 33.21 12.45 1.67
12 Bank of Asia Bangkok 1996 440 67.12 4,893 16.24 70 22.95 20.00 1.67
Togo                      
1 Union Togolaise de Banque Lome 1996 10 n/a 160 n/a 2 n/a n/a 6.88
2 Banque Togolaise de Développement Lome 1996 9 23.44 42 0.74 2 78.01 21.36 6.88
3 Ecobank-Togo Lome 1996 4 3.98 61 5.96 1 -21.17 30.00 6.88
Trinidad&Tobago                      
1 Republic Bank Port of Spain 1997 168 76.15 1,764 11.74 27 23.67 20.51 4.02
2 Royal Bank of Trinidad&Tobago Port of Spain 1997 124 62.29 1,306 36.88 29 104.30 28.69 5.3
3 First Citizens Bank Port of Spain 1997 60 7.57 602 6.06 6 141.14 10.52 4.02
Tunisia                      
1 Banque Nationale Agricole Tunis 1996 314 2.12 3,186 4.43 19 31.97 6.25 5.02
2 Banque Tuniso-Koweitienne de Developpement   1996 148 2.07 442 1.71 3 19.23 2.12 5.02
3 Societe Tunisienne de Banque Tunis 1996 129 7.25 2,354 7.36 17 6.41 13.35 5.02
Turkey                      
1 Turkiye Is Bankasi* Ankara 1997 939   6,584   396   42.16 90.12
2 Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi Istanbul 1997 699 128.45 5,864 121.39 304 186.04 60.51 90.12
3 Akbank Istanbul 1997 698 120.69 5,708 150.12 438 137.89 86.39 90.12
4 Turkiye Garanti Bankasi Istanbul 1996 543 12.91 5,715 68.80 256 39.99 49.96 80.68
5 Turkiye Cumhuriyet Ziraat Bankasi Ankara 1996 498 49.74 15,106 134.45 10 -71.75 2.29 80.68
6 Turkiye Halk Bankasi Ankara 1996 461 2.72 6,638 26.62 58 52.32 12.64 80.68
7 Pamukbank Istanbul 1997 405 183.29 3,854 129.21 178 502.08 65.07 90.12
8 Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Ankara 1996 307 198.44 4,568 115.66 123 133.38 59.73 80.68
* Figures calculated using local accounting standards not according with Fitch IBCA definitions                      
Largest banks by country (cont)
Rank Bank City Fiscal period Shareholders’ equity ($m) Equity growth (%) Total assets ($m) Asset growth (%) Net income ($m) Income growth (%) Return on average equity (%) $ rate differential (%)
Zambia                      
1 Zambia National Commercial Bank Lusaka 1997 14 7.31 167 15.37 1 -113.85 7.05 5.13
Zimbabwe                      
1 Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe Harare 1996 53 -6263.83 355 232.21 1 21.00 4.25 16.41
2 FMB Holdings Harare 1996 29 18.96 283 31.92 6 46.46 22.52 16.41
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