Best Asian Banks 1996

ASIAN BANKS

Japanese top 50

Asian 100

Asean top 25

Australian top 25

Indian sub-continent top 25

North Asia top 25

The Republic of Korea dominatesEuromoney‘s 1996 table of the top Asian banks with 21 entrants, 11 ofwhich appear in the top 50. Only Housing & Commercial Bank rises, however, up28 places to 55, with equity almost doubled at $880 million from $469 million.Government ownership was reduced to 46.8% following an initial public offering(IPO) in January, when the bank changed its name from Korea Housing Bank toreflect its new commercial status.