Emerging market banks: The 1999 Rankings

Emerging market banks: Problems unsolved

Emerging market banks: Problems unsolved

Emerging market banks: Methodology and definitions

Fitch IBCA emerging markets top 200 ranking
99 98 Bank Country Fiscal period Shareholder equity ($m) Equity growth(%) Total assets($m) Asset growth(%) Net income($m) Income growth(%) ROAE(%)
1 1 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) China 1998 22,213 89.9 391,213 10.3 417 68.9 2.5
2 2 Bank of China China 1998 17,256 53.4 338,186 10.6 684 -39.3 4.8
3 5 Bank of Taiwan Taiwan 1998 6,498 20.6 61,580 13.8 1,050 170.1 17.6
4 3 China Construction Bank China 1997 5,988 9.3 203,116 6.9 122 -18.6 2.1
5 6 Banco do Brasil Brazil 1998 5,487 2 107,228 9.9 720 40.1 13.8
6 4 Banco Bradesco Brazil 1998 5,415 -1.2 56,736 2.6 894 14.3 17.1
7 7 Agricultural Bank of China China 1997 4,802 -5.7 190,095 7.3 64 -75 1.3
8 8 Banco Itaú Brazil 1998 4,096 3.2 40,549 -2.4 759 18.4 19.5
9 9 Banco do Estado de São Paulo (Banespa) Brazil 1998 3,430 -2.6 20,995 -59.9 132 -92.8 3.9
10 Hanvit Bank South Korea 1998 3,183 53.3 53,489 9.3 -1,361 -40.1
11 Caixa Económica Federal Brazil 1998 2,965 -28.7 94,902 -5.1 320 -11.9 9.4
12 14 União de Bancos Brasileiros (Unibanco) Brazil 1998 2,841 3 26,257 4.2 441 13.9 16.4
13 15 Bank of Communications China 1998 2,816 -0.3 58,454 7.6 175 -49.2 6.2
14 20 Bangkok Bank Thailand 1998 2,757 25.5 34,601 15.7 -1,359 -1,623.70 -48.7
15 11 Banco Nacional de México (Banamex) Mexico 1998 2,677 -2.6 25,528 -18.1 505 100.3 18.6
16 12 Bank Hapoalim Israel 1998 2,605 -14.7 44,895 -8.6 294 -13.3 11.3
17 Kookmin Bank South Korea 1998 2,483 65.1 63,413 59.9 -370 -534.5 -16.7
18 16 Bank Leumi Israel 1998 2,467 -10.1 42,009 -5.4 260 -35.1 10.8
19 19 State Bank of India India 1997 2,432 9.5 45,487 4.4 471 25.4 21.2
20 56 Krung Thai Bank Thailand 1998 2,275 134.8 28,931 75.6 -1,678

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