Asean top 25

Asia 100 1999 - Cleaning the hives

Asia 100 1999 – Cleaning the hives

Asia 100 table

Asean top 25

Australasia’s top banks

Indian subcontinent top 25

North Asia top 25

Return of average equity change

Capital growth year-on-year

Asset growth year-on-year

Profit growth year-on-year

Japanese top 50

Capital growth year-on-year

Profit growth year-on-year

Asset growth year-on-year

Return of average equity change

Methodology and definitions

Rank 99 Rank 98 Bank Country Fiscal period Shareholder equity($m) Equity growth (%) Total growth($m) Asset growth(%) Net income($m) Income growth (%) ROAE (%)
1 1 DBS Bank Singapore 1998 5,455 26.12 59,606 53.3 50 -80.7 1
2 2 Oversea-Chinese Banking (OCBC) Singapore 1998 4,073 5.75 33,566 -2.3 258 -26.2 6.5
3 4 United Overseas Bank (UOB) Singapore 1998 3,503 5.06 30,394 3.2 225 -26.4 6.6
4 6 Bangkok Bank Thailand 1998 2,757 25.5 34,601 15.7 -1,359 -1,623.70 -48.7
5 5 Overseas Union Bank (OUB) Singapore 1998 2,537 2.61 26,058 12.3 109 -30.7 4.3
6 13 Krung Thai Bank Thailand 1998 2,275 134.84 28,931 75.6 -1,678 -37,862.70 -95.3
7 3 Malayan Banking (Maybank) Malaysia 1997/98 2,093 -37.66 27,658 -36.8 27 -95.1 1.3
8 Keppel Tat Lee Bank Singapore 1998 1,555 67.3 12,102 57.3 38 -21.2 3
9 9 Thai Farmers Bank Thailand 1998 1,428 18.79 19,167 14.2 -1,087

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