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BANK ATLAS 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 (%) Saudi Arabia                       1 National Commercial Bank […]

June 1, 1998

BANK ATLAS
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 (%)
Saudi Arabia                      
1 National Commercial Bank Jeddah 1997 2,079 1.72 23,081 9.06 279 14.02 13.51 0
2 Riyad Bank Riyadh 1997 2,016 3.11 15,448 7.08 260 20.31 13.08 0
3 Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corp Riyadh 1996 1,274 6.62 8,620 5.28 323 8.02 26.16 0
4 Saudi American Bank Riyadh 1997 1,223 6.13 12,185 10.54 278 13.14 23.43 0
5 Saudi British Bank Riyadh 1997 788 5.41 9,267 15.06 144 16.19 18.79 0
6 Arab National Bank Riyadh 1997 774 4.42 9,090 1.55 132 7.42 17.45 0
7 Al Bank Al Saudi Al Fransi Riyadh 1996 739 4.27 7,690 6.33 80 -14.72 11.12 0
8 Saudi Cairo Bank Jeddah 1996 481 3.07 4,311 -13.80 48 -15.94 10.04 0
9 United Saudi Commercial Bank Riyadh 1996 459 11.85 3,183 9.00 91 10.56 20.93 0
10 Saudi Hollandi Bank Riyadh 1997 353 10.00 4,860 8.51 56 30.17 16.66 0
Senegal                      
1 Société Générale de Banques au Sénégal Dakar 1996 15 5.83 313 9.54 2 196.24 13.55 6.88
2 Banque Intle pour le Commerce & l’Industrie Sénégal Dakar 1996 12 10.70 266 19.83 2 7.90 18.95 6.88
3 Caisse Nationale de Crédit Agricole du Sénégal Dakar 1996 6 -34.40 76 51.08 0 -94.92 2.10 6.88
Seychelles                      
1 Seychelles International Mercantile Banking Corp Mahé 1996 16 3.65 104 7.37 3 9.63 18.93 2.69
2 Banque Française Commerciale Mahé 1996 3 39.20 76 13.38 0 -8.70 14.05 2.69
Singapore                      
1 Development Bank of Singapore Singapore 1997 4,325 4.31 38,885 16.89 260 -34.92 6.15 19.7
2 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Singapore 1997 3,817 n/a 34,272 n/a 350 n/a 9.16 19.7
3 United Overseas Bank Singapore 1997 3,335 8.03 29,461 7.76 306 -30.58 9.53 19.7
4 Overseas Union Bank Singapore 1997 2,473 26.27 23,226 15.98 158 -17.20 7.12 19.7
5 POSBank Singapore 1996 1,471 7.17 19,458 11.30 98 43.14 6.92 -1.03
6 Tat Lee Bank Singapore 1996 944 5.81 6,919 12.93 52 13.73 5.68 -1.03
7 Keppel Bank of Singapore Singapore 1997 863 n/a 7,696 n/a 48 n/a 5.59 19.7
Slovakia                      
1 Vseobecna Uverova Banka Bratislava 1996 413 0.27 5,364 6.55 1 -94.66 0.27 7.87
2 Slovenska Statna Sporitelna Bratislava 1996 193 -6.30 5,203 6.47 13 -38.11 6.31 7.87
3 Polnobanka Bratislava 1996 54 53.73 907 30.33 6 -23.57 14.40 7.87
Slovenia                      
1 Nova Ljubljanska Banka Ljubljana 1996 261 34.70 3,662 12.63 40 15.29 17.58 12.29
2 SKB Banka Ljubljana 1996 158 5.68 1,459 15.72 13 150.83 8.22 12.29
3 Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor 1996 131 25.63 1,394 17.01 14 10.59 11.74 12.29
South Africa                      
1 Standard Bank Investment Corp Johannesburg 1997 2,102 22.37 30,035 15.06 412 29.25 21.58 3.95
2 ABSA Group Escom 1997 1,929 18.32 30,277 17.19 298 16.73 16.76 11.1
3 Nedcor Johannesburg 1997 1,478 27.67 20,276 19.31 306 31.79 23.22 2.9
4 First National Bank Holdings Johannesburg 1997 1,327 19.50 21,669 12.59 284 31.06 23.31 2.9
5 Investec Group Johannesburg 1997 860 51.89 14,281 31.43 89 52.06 12.54 11.1
6 NBS Boland Durban 1997 517 60.82 5,032 19.44 208 229.47 49.50 11.1
South Korea                      
1 Korea Development Bank Seoul 1997 2,208 31.04 49,208 48.14 -90 -167.13 -4.64 100.88
2 Korea Exchange Bank Seoul 1997 1,430 -1.19 38,585 23.87 -32 -136.62 -2.22 100.88
3 Kookmin Bank Seoul 1997 1,255 36.04 33,093 17.25 71 -38.24 6.53 100.88
4 Housing & Commercial Bank of Korea Seoul 1996 1,254 50.60 35,945 3.08 111 10.73 10.66 8.97
5 Hanil Bank Seoul 1997 1,122 -12.32 30,669 14.73 -158 -474.89 -13.13 100.88
6 Shinhan Bank Seoul 1997 1,114 -0.24 24,622 24.57 28 -67.80 2.51 100.88
7 Cho Hung Bank Seoul 1997 1,037 -12.31 30,589 11.53 -172 -356.15 -15.49 100.88
8 Commercial Bank of Korea Seoul 1997 913 -9.53 26,371 11.73 -90 -228.35 -9.34 100.88
9 Korea Long Term Credit Bank Seoul 1997 700 9.13 12,723 36.52 25 -51.29 3.66 100.88
10 Donghwa Bank Seoul 1996 637 2.26 14,128 21.33 13 -147.16 2.03 8.97
11 Kyongnam Bank Masan 1996 593 8.79 9,279 15.23 65 50.00 11.38 8.97
12 Kyungki Bank Inchon 1996 569 0.54 10,064 18.43 10 -56.63 1.77 8.97
13 Pusan Bank Pusan 1996 496 7.25 9,274 25.27 50 38.74 10.36 8.97
14 Kwangju Bank Kwangju 1996 484 2.61 5,867 21.88 12 -48.26 2.58 8.97
15 Daegu Bank Taegu 1997 476 23.57 8,564 9.10 11 -71.45 2.48 100.88
16 Chungchong Bank Taejeon 1996 449 1.61 7,092 20.19 11 -61.92 2.42 8.97
17 Seoulbank* Seoul 1997 414 -41.65 14,508 19.48 -541 -449.52 -96.31 100.88
18 Hana Bank Seoul 1997 405 18.96 8,713 40.76 28 2.64 7.39 100.88
19 Industrial Bank of Korea Seoul 1997 378 -9.21 19,863 15.51 -34 -2748.46 -8.46 100.88
20 Boram Bank Seoul 1997 352 0.17 7,350 -0.28 2 -83.40 0.70 100.88
21 Koram Bank Seoul 1997 323 12.99 8,853 49.17 -17 -195.74 -5.66 100.88
22 Peace Bank of Korea Seoul 1996 316 2.49 6,772 16.60 8 -133.68 2.43 8.97
23 Kangwon Bank Chuncheon 1996 305 3.46 2,883 26.14 18 1.36 5.89 8.97
24 Daedong Bank Taegu 1996 301 1.89 8,401 22.44 10 -8.79 3.30 8.97
25 Korea First Bank* Seoul 1997 109 -90.31 22,046 -10.22 -1,002 -4811.56 -161.99 100.88
* Figures calculated before recapitalization                      
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