Latin & Carribbean 100 – top 100

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Latin American & Carribbean Top 100
2002 Ranking 2001 pro-forma Ranking Bank Country Fiscal period Shareholder equity ($m) Equity growth (%) Total assets ($m) Asset growth (%) Net income ($m) Income growth (%) RoE, period end (%) Moody’s Ratings (as of Aug 13th, 2002)
1 1 Banco Bradesco Brazil 2001 4,210 1.7 47,464 -2.2 935 5.1 22.2 B3/NP/C+
2 2 Banco do Brasil Brazil 2001 3,770 -8.9 71,172 46.7 466 -47.6 12.4 B3/NP/E+
3 3 Banco Itau Brazil 2001 3,266 -3.9 35,262 -0.9 1,030 9.4 31.5 B3/NP/C
4 4 Unibanco-Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros Brazil 2001 2,617 -7.0 23,973 -9.0 419 10.8 16.0 B2/NP/C
5 6 Banco Inbursa Mexico 2001 2,272 15.3 5,411 17.1 117 12.7 5.2 –/–/–
6 5 Banco Hipotecario Argentina 2000 1,958 -21.2 5,201 -0.3 -519 -432.7 -26.5 Ca/NP/E+
7 7 Banco de La Nacion Argentina Argentina 2000 1,935 12.5 17,873 0.7 19 1.0 Ca/NP/E
8 8 Caixa Economica Federal Brazil 2001 1,677 6.8 43,677 -32.3 -2,020 -1,163.4 -120.5 –/–/–
9 10 Banco de La Provincia de Buenos Aires Argentina 2000 1,461 11.3 14,664 -0.9 9 -48.9 0.6 Ca/NP/E
10 11 Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires Argentina 2000 1,332 10.0 14,792 18.2 156 3.8 11.7 Ca/NP/E
11 12 Banco Internacional (BITAL) Mexico 2001 835 1.3 14,714 19.4 43 -45.1 5.1 Baa2/P-2/E+
12 13 Banco Safra Brazil 2001 772 7.1 12,565 4.0 171 7.6 22.2 B3/NP/C
13 9 Banco Hipotecario del Uruguay Uruguay 2000 753 -47.1 3,108 -13.4 -208 -27.7 –/–/–
14 18 Banco Mercantil del Norte Mexico 2001 699 20.7 10,825 4.9 51 -33.5 7.2 Baa2/P-2/D+
15 21 Banco Mercantil Venezuela 2001 682 35.3 4,982 20.8 125 25.4 18.4 B3/NP/D+
16 25 Banco do Estado da Bahia (BANEB) Brazil 2001 637 29.

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