Baltic region

Hansabank is the region's most successful bank. Foreigners take control. Simon Brady

Estonia

Best domestic bank: Eesti Uhispank

Best foreign bank: Hansapank

Best domestic securities house: Tallinvest Suprema

Sweden’s Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken. now owns 50.15% of Eesti Uhispank in Estonia [its Baltic operations now account for around 30% of the total market; hansabank’s for around 23%.] . Technically Eesti Uhispank therefore is now a subsidiary of SEB, however the stake was smaller until October 1999 and so for this year’s award the bank is deemed domestic.

Eesti Ühispank, Estonia Eesti Ühispank is the second-largest bank in Estonia, with total assets of EEK15 billion at the end of 1999.

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