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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 -3.1 37,078 10.9 221 -38.3 8.4 Baa3/P-3/C-
18 13 Stanbic South Africa 2001 2,640 -20.4 32,640 -13.3 375 -16.6 14.2 Baa2/P-2/C+
19 16 Unibanco-União de Bancos Brasileiros Brazil 2001 2,617 -7.0 23,973 -9.0 419 10.8 16.0 B2/NP/C
20 29 Woori Bank South Korea 2001 2,460 16.3 60,304 4.8 546 22.2 Baa2/P-3/E+
21 21 Shinhan Bank South Korea 2001 2,456 0.6 43,041 9.8 269 -7.8 10.9 Baa1/P-2/D+
22 19 First Commercial Bank Taiwan 2001 2,405 -4.0 36,472 -1.9 90 -28.6 3.7 A3/P-2/D
23 25 Arab Banking Corp Bahrain 2001 2,347 1.1 26,586 -0.3 102 -19.7 4.3 Ba1/NP/D+
24 22 Land Bank of Taiwan [1] Taiwan 2001 2,291 -3.9 43,151 -2.5 161 -36.1 7.0 A2/P-2/C-
25 24 Hua Nan Commercial Bank Taiwan 2001 2,277 -2.9 35,833 0.5 114 -22.0 5.0 A3/P-2/D
26 32 Banco Inbursa Mexico 2001 2,272 15.3 5,411 17.1 117 12.7 5.2 –/–/–
27 26 Saudi American Bank Saudi Arabia 2001 2,243 -2.4 20,623 -3.0 601 12.3 26.8 Baa3/P-3/C+
28 27 Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Taiwan 2001 2,225 -0.7 33,246 -0.1 56 -21.7 2.5 A3/P-2/D
29 28 Riyad Bank Saudi Arabia 2001 2,223 3.9 17,933 3.2 361 11.6 16.2 Baa3/P-3/C-
30 31 Chinatrust Commercial Bank Taiwan 2001 2,113 2.4 25,604 14.7 219 0.3 10.4 Baa1/P-2/C-
31 Turkiye Is Bankasi [2] Turkey 2001 2,004 11,304 -526 -26.2 B3/NP/D
32 39 Cho Hung Bank South Korea 2001 1,986 19.5 43,852 8.5 407 418.3 20.5 Baa2/P-3/E+
33 56 Taipei Bank Taiwan 2000 1,963 60.1 17,453 1.7 157 87.0 8.0 –/–/–
34 20 Banco Hipotecario Argentina 2000 1,958 -21.2 5,201 -0.4 -519 -432.8 -26.5 Ca/NP/E
35 37 Banco de la Nación Argentina Argentina 2000 1,935 12.5 17,873 0.7 19 1.0 Ca/NP/E
36 91 TC Ziraat Bankasi [3] Turkey 2001 1,935 161.1 20,198 -19.7 -593 -1,783.4 -30.7 B3/NP/E+
37 33 United World Chinese Taiwan 2001 1,862 -2.6 20,213 1.1 150 -27.5 8.1 A3/P-2/C-
Commercial Bank
38 36 Al-Rajhi Banking and Saudi Arabia 2001 1,794 3.8 13,816 6.3 412 -18.8 22.9 Baa3/P-3/D+
Investment Corporation
39 38 Shanghai Commercial & Taiwan 2001 1,766 3.0 18,322 2.2 101 -35.7 5.7 –/–/–
Savings Bank
40 34 ABSA South Africa 2001 1,765 -2.1 24,550 -9.2 319 31.2 18.0 Baa2/NP/C-
41 35 International Commercial Taiwan 2001 1,728 -2.9 25,746 -1.1 125 -9.6 7.2 A2/P-2/C-
Bank of China
42 43 Caixa Economica Federal Brazil 2001 1,677 6.8 43,677 -32.3 -2,020 -1,163.4 -120.5 –/–/–
43 41 Taiwan Cooperative Bank [4] Taiwan 2000 1,660 2.4 50,723 5.9 69 -54.9 4.1 –/–/–
44 47 Arab Bank Jordan 2001 1,659 10.8 20,672 5.7 198 7.6 11.9 B1/NP/C+
45 48 Public Bank Berhad Malaysia 2001 1,655 11.4 14,011 20.4 189 0.0 11.4 Baa3/P-3/C-
46 63 Korea Exchange Bank South Korea 2001 1,649 47.6 43,417 20.7 176 10.7 Baa2/P-3/E+
47 102 Vneshtorgbank Russia 2000 1,599 137.2 4,414 56.5 139 -54.0 8.7 B1/NP/D-
48 44 First Rand Bank Group South Africa 2001 1,598 3.2 22,945 -0.2 362 5.6 22.6 Baa2/NP/C
49 49 Hana Bank South Korea 2001 1,593 7.3 36,729 7.5 249 1,674.4 15.6 Baa2/P-3/D
50 40 Chiao Tung Bank [5] Taiwan 2001 1,544 -4.9 15,747 -6.4 131 -48.0 8.5 A3/P-2/D-
* Inflation adjusted figures