Summary Statistics: The Highest and Lowest BIS Capital Ratios Among the

+++ Data are as of December 31, 1995 or latest fiscal yearend Top 200 banks in assets listed in order of total capital as a percentage of risk-weighted assets on Dec. 31, 1995, or latest fiscal yearend

Tot.Cap. BIS BIS

Ratio Capital Capital

Rank Asset Ratio Ratio

Dec-95 5 HIGHEST RATIOS Rank Dec-95 Dec-94

1 Banco Bradesco, SA, Osasco, Brazil 176 27.15 28.18

2 Republic New York Corp., United Stat 146 24.96 27.49

3 Bank of Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan 120 21.17 13.64

4 Development Bank of Singapore Ltd., 171 20.4 22.2

5 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Stock 110 15.2 14.2

169 Taiwan Cooperative Bank, Taipei, Tai 121 5.98 5.04

168 Banca di Roma, Rome, Italy 56 8.08 8.62

167 Compagnie Financiere de CIC et de L' 67 8.3 8.5

166 Fuji Bank, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan 5 8.36 8.74

165 Sakura Bank, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan 6 8.37 8.72

164 Nippon Credit Bank, Ltd., Tokyo, Jap 52 8.38 NA

163 Tokai Bank Ltd., Nagoya, Japan 20 8.46 9.02

162 Banco Pinto & Sotto Mayor, Lisbon, P 188 8.47 NA

160 Landesbank Hessen Thuringen-Girozent 79 8.5 9.3

160 Credit Lyonnais, Paris, France 13 8.5 8.3

159 Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd., Toky 10 8.59 8.82

158 Korea Exchange Bank, Seoul, Korea 133 8.66 9.06

157 Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Ltd., Sappo 82 8.68 8.44

156 Korea First Bank, Seoul, Korea 169 8.71 10.04

154 Bayerische Hypotheken-und Wechsel-Ba 38 8.8 9.1

154 Compagnie Financiere de Paribas, Par 25 8.8 9.7

163 Shiga Bank, Ltd., Otsu, Japan 155 8.68 9.28

68 First Alabama Bank, Birmingham 83 9.06 9.40 ===

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