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Methodology

Top 250 banks by shareholder equity
Ranking Bank Country Fiscal period  Shareholder equity ($mn) Equity growth (%) Total assets ($mn) Asset growth (%) Net income ($mn)   Income growth (%)  RoE, period end  Moody’s Ratings (1 Jul 02)
02 01
1 1 Bank of China China 2001 26,387 8.0 406,118 -2.3 955 2.4 3.6 Baa1/P-2/D-
2 2 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) China 2001 23,105 2.0 524,194 8.5 740 17.3 3.2 Baa1/P-2/E+
3 3 Agricultural Bank of China China 2000 16,279 0.2 263,971 -4.0 36 0.2 Baa1/P-2/E
4 4 China Construction Bank China 2001 14,516 4.6 334,035 9.2 624 -31.5 4.3 Baa1/P-2/E+
5 12 Kookmin Bank South Korea 2001 7,186 113.8 133,700 85.7 648 38.4 9.0 A3/P-2/D+
6 5 Bank of Taiwan Taiwan 2001 5,664 -1.5 66,268 -1.7 392 -10.7 6.9 A1/P-1/C
7 6 Banco Bradesco Brazil 2001 4,210 1.7 47,464 -2.2 935 5.1 22.2 B2/NP/C+
8 9 Industrial Bank of Korea South Korea 2001 3,929 8.1 46,497 8.7 381 12.4 9.7 A3/P-2/E
9 8 Bank of Communications China 2001 3,917 5.5 80,830 6.5 231 -5.6 5.9 Baa2/P-3/D
10 10 China Development Industrial Bank Taiwan 2001 3,851 12.4 5,739 7.2 346 -18.1 9.0 Baa2/P-3/C-
11 7 Banco do Brasil Brazil 2001 3,770 -8.9 71,172 46.7 466 -47.6 12.4 B2/NP/E+
12 11 Banco Itaú Brazil 2001 3,266 -3.9 35,262 -0.9 1,030 9.4 31.5 B2/NP/C+
13 14 Bank Hapoalim* Israel 2001 2,933 -7.9 54,404 -2.8 211 -49.9 7.2 A2/P-1/C
14 15 Bank Leumi* Israel 2001 2,909 0.4 53,048 -1.3 205 -47.7 7.1 A2/P-1/C
15 23 National Agricultural Cooperative Federation South Korea 2001 2,859 20.8 115,985 17.8 295 -11.9 10.3 –/–/–
16 18 State Bank of India India 2001 2,794 7.5 65,514 17.1 333 -24.1 11.9 Ba3/NP/D+
17 17 Malayan Banking Berhad Malaysia 2001 2,642 -3.

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