North Asia 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

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 2 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China China 1998 22,213 89.89 391,213 10.3 417 68.9 2.5
2 3 Bank of China China 1998 17,256 53.44 338,186 10.6 684 -39.3 4.8
3 1 Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Hong Kong 1998 12,148 -15.33 190,753 0.1 1,723 -43 13
4 4 China Construction Bank China 1998 12,137 102.68 232,361 14.4 131 45.9 1.4
5 5 Bank of Taiwan Taiwan 1998 6,498 20.56 61,580 13.8 1,050 170.1 17.6
6 10 Agricultural Bank of China China 1997 4,802 -5.48 190,095 7.5 64 -74.9 1.3
7 Hanvit Bank Korea 1998 3,375 208.65 66,023 108.9 -1,403 -1205.

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