Global Finance ranks the 200 Biggest Emerging Market

NEW YORK, October 15, 2009 — As the world’s key emerging markets continue to drive the global economy out of recession, Global Finance unveils its second annual Global Finance 200, the definitive list of the biggest banks in the emerging markets. The full list and supporting data will be published in the December issue and on the magazine’s website gfmag.com. This year’s results show that, a year after the storm broke that many believed would send the The reach of Global Finance emerging markets into a tailspin, the leading banks of the developing world are Global Finance, founded in 1987, proving bigger, stronger and more resilient than ever. has a circulation of 50,050 and readers in 163 countries. Its “This year’s Global Finance 200 shows once again that big economies need and circulation is audited by BPA. produce big banks” said Joseph Giarraputo publisher and editorial director. “Of Global Finance’s audience includes the twenty biggest banks, ten are Chinese, four are Brazilian, three are South Korean and two are Russian.” chairmen, presidents, CEOs, CFOs, treasurers and other senior financial Global Finance assembled the list with the help of Bankersalmanac.com. The officers responsible for making basis of all the rankings is the size of total assets, i.e., the balance sheet total, as investment and strategic decisions of the end of 2008. All figures have been converted into US dollars at the rate at multinational companies and applicable at the date of that balance sheet. Great care has been taken to financial institutions. Global Finance ensure the information’s accuracy, but Bankersalmanac.com can accept no also targets the 8,000 international responsibility for any losses or damages arising from any errors or omissions. These rankings are based on and compiled from balance sheet information portfolio investors responsible for held by Bankersalmanac.com on October 8, 2009, and additional research by more than 80% of all global assets Global Finance. under professional management. Its website –– www.gfmag.com –– offers analysis and articles that are the heritage of 22 years of The full list of the Biggest Emerging Market Banks is on the next pages. experience in international financial markets, and provides a valuable source of data on 192 countries. Headquartered in New York, with offices in London, Rio de Janeiro For editorial information please contact: Dan Keeler, Editor, email: [email protected] and Milan. www.gfmag.com

page 1 of 3 Global Finance ranks the 200 Biggest Emering Market Banks

Rank Bank Name & Country Rank Bank Name & Country 1 Industrial & Commercial - China 51 Hua Nan Commercial Bank* - Taiwan 2 China Construction Bank - China 52 (Mexico) - Mexico 3 Agricultural Bank of China - China 53 OTP Bank - Hungary 4 Bank of China - China 54 - India 5 Bank of Communications* - China 55 HSBC Bank Brasil—Banco Multiplo - Brazil 6 Banco Itaú - Brazil 56 Public Bank - Malaysia 7 China Merchants Bank* - China 57 Bank Public - Thailand 8 Sberbank - Russia 58 Samba Financial Group** - Saudi Arabia 9 Banco do Brasil - Brazil 59 Korea - South Korea 10 Kookmin Bank - South Korea 60 - India 11 Banco Bradesco - Brazil 61 Chinatrust Commercial Bank* - Taiwan 12 State - India 62 Arab Bank - Jordan 13 China Citic Bank Corporation* - China 63 National Bank of Abu Dhabi - UAE 14 Woori Bank - South Korea 64 Bank of India - India 15 Shinhan Bank - South Korea 65 Ceska Sporitelna - Czech Republic 16 China Minsheng Banking Corporation - China 66 Bank Polska Kasa Opieki - Poland 17 Industrial Bank - China 67 Al Rajhi Bank - Saudi Arabia 18 Caixa Econômica Federal - Brazil 68 PKO Bank Polski Spolka Akcyjna - Poland 19 VTB Bank - Russia 69 - India 20 Shanghai Pudong Development Bank - China 70 National Bank of Kuwait - Kuwait 21 Korea Development Bank* - South Korea 71 Bank Saderat Iran - Iran 22 Hana Bank - South Korea 72 CSOB - Czech Republic 23 China Everbright Bank - China 73 Bank Mellat - Iran 24 Bank of Taiwan - Taiwan 74 Chang Hwa Commercial Bank* - Taiwan 25 Hua Xia Bank Co* - China 75 Riyad Bank - Saudi Arabia 26 The Standard Bank of South Africa - South Africa 76 CIMB Bank* - Malaysia 27 Banco Santander - Brazil 77 Banco Mercantil del Norte - Mexico 28 BBVA Bancomer - Mexico 78 Qatar National Bank - Qatar 29 Guangdong Development Bank - China 79 Cathay United Bank - Taiwan 30 Unibanco - Brazil 80 Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank - UAE 31 Absa Bank - South Africa 81 Krung Thai Bank Public* - Thailand 32 Korea Exchange Bank - South Korea 82 Kuwait Finance House* - Kuwait 33 Emirates NBD - UAE 83 * - Thailand 34 Taiwan Cooperative Bank - Taiwan 84 Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank - Taiwan 35 ICICI Bank Limited - India 85 National Bank of Egypt - Egypt 36 FirstRand Bank - South Africa 86 Banco Votorantim - Brazil 37 Shenzhen Development Bank - China 87 Komercní banka - Czech Republic 38 Malayan Banking - Malaysia 88 Taiwan Business Bank - Taiwan 39 Gazprombank - Russia 89 The - Thailand 40 Mega International Commercial Bank - Taiwan 90 - Estonia 41 Land Bank of Taiwan - Taiwan 91 The Saudi British Bank - Saudi Arabia 42 Bank of Beijing - China 92 IDBI Bank Limited - India 43 First Bank Korea* - South Korea 93 Bank of Jiangsu - China 44 The National Commercial Bank** - Saudi Arabia 94 Banque Saudi Fransi - Saudi Arabia 45 Nedbank Limited - South Africa 95 HDFC Bank Ltd - India 46 Bank Melli Iran** - Iran 96 Banco Santander Chile - Chile 47 Banco Itaú BBA - Brazil 97 Bank Mandiri* - Indonesia 48 Banamex - Mexico 98 Bank Tejarat - Iran 49 Bank of Shanghai - China 99 Arab National Bank - Saudi Arabia 50 First Commercial Bank - Taiwan 100 - India page 2 of 3 Rank Bank Name & Country Rank Bank Name & Country 101 Banque Extérieure d’Algérie - Algeria 153 Bank Maskan - Iran Rank Bank Name & Country 102 HSBC Mexico - Mexico 154 Huishang Bank - China 51 Hua Nan Commercial Bank* - Taiwan 103 of India - India 155 Investec Bank - South Africa 52 Banco Santander (Mexico) - Mexico 104 RHB Bank** - Malaysia 156 Bank Negara Indonesia - Indonesia 53 OTP Bank - Hungary 105 Bank SinoPac - Taiwan 157 Bank Zachodni - Poland 54 Punjab National Bank - India 106 Ltd - India 158 Bank Keshavarzi - Iran 55 HSBC Bank Brasil—Banco Multiplo - Brazil 107 First Gulf Bank - UAE 159 BTA Bank - Kazakhstan 56 Public Bank - Malaysia 108 Banco Finasa - Brazil 160 Gulf Bank - Kuwait 57 Public - Thailand 109 Banco de Chile - Chile 161 BLOM BANK - Lebanon 58 Samba Financial Group** - Saudi Arabia 110 Banque Misr* - Egypt 162 Parsian Bank - Iran 59 Citibank Korea - South Korea 111 Bank of Moscow - Russia 163 Union National Bank - UAE 60 Bank of Baroda - India 112 The Export-Import Bank of Korea - South Korea 164 Banco de Crédito del Perú - Peru 61 Chinatrust Commercial Bank* - Taiwan 113 Alfa-Bank - Russia 165 - India 62 Arab Bank - Jordan 114 - India 166 Bancolombia - Colombia 63 National Bank of Abu Dhabi - UAE 115 Banco Safra - Brazil 167 Slovenska sporitelna - Slovakia 64 Bank of India - India 116 Nova Ljubljanska banka - Slovenia 168 BRD-Groupe Société Générale - Romania 65 Ceska Sporitelna - Czech Republic 117 Taishin International Bank* - Taiwan 169 Banesco Banco Universal - Venezuela 66 Bank Polska Kasa Opieki - Poland 118 Bank Central Asia* - Indonesia 170 TMB Bank - Thailand 67 Al Rajhi Bank - Saudi Arabia 119 - India 171 Rosbank - Russia 68 PKO Bank Polski Spolka Akcyjna - Poland 120 Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank - China 172 Zagrebacka banka - Croatia 69 Canara Bank - India 121 MashreqBank - UAE 173 Banco de Oro Unibank* - Philippines 70 National Bank of Kuwait - Kuwait 122 E.Sun Commercial Bank - Taiwan 174 The Commercial Bank of Qatar - Qatar 71 Bank Saderat Iran - Iran 123 Beijing Rural Commercial Bank - China 175 - India 72 CSOB - Czech Republic 124 Russian Agricultural Bank - Russia 176 K&H Bank - Hungary 73 Bank Mellat - Iran 125 Banco del Estado de Chile* - Chile 177 Saudi Hollandi Bank* - Saudi Arabia 74 Chang Hwa Commercial Bank* - Taiwan 126 BRE Bank - Poland 178 Commercial Bank of Syria - Syria 75 Riyad Bank - Saudi Arabia 127 Banca Comerciala Romana - Romania 179 Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company - Philippines 76 CIMB Bank* - Malaysia 128 ING Bank Slaski - Poland 180 CIB Bank - Hungary 77 Banco Mercantil del Norte - Mexico 129 Bank Sepah - Iran 181 Commercial Bank of Kuwait* - Kuwait 78 Qatar National Bank - Qatar 130 Dubai Islamic Bank - UAE 182 Vseobecna uverova banka - Slovakia 79 Cathay United Bank - Taiwan 131 Daegu Bank* - South Korea 183 Bank Millennium - Poland 80 Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank - UAE 132 Oriental Bank of Commerce - India 184 OJSC Promsvyazbank - Russia 81 Krung Thai Bank Public* - Thailand 133 Banque Centrale Populaire - Morocco 185 BankMuscat* - Oman 82 Kuwait Finance House* - Kuwait 134 Bank Rakyat Indonesia - Indonesia 186 - India 83 Kasikornbank* - Thailand 135 UCO Bank - India 187 BANK URALSIB - Russia 84 Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank - Taiwan 136 Evergrowing Bank - China 188 MKB Bank - Hungary 85 National Bank of Egypt - Egypt 137 Bank of Ayudhya - Thailand 189 - India 86 Banco Votorantim - Brazil 138 Attijariwafa bank - Morocco 190 Tatra Bank - Slovakia 87 Komercní banka - Czech Republic 139 Kazkommertsbank - Kazakhstan 191 Bank of Hangzhou - China 88 Taiwan Business Bank - Taiwan 140 Hong Leong Bank - Malaysia 192 UniCredit Bank Czech Republic - Czech Republic 89 The Siam Commercial Bank - Thailand 141 Ping An Bank - China 193 National Bank of Bahrain - Bahrain 90 Swedbank - Estonia 142 Busan Bank - South Korea 194 HSBC Bank Malaysia - Malaysia 91 The Saudi British Bank - Saudi Arabia 143 ZAO Raiffeisenbank - Russia 195 The Saudi Investment Bank* - Saudi Arabia 92 IDBI Bank Limited - India 144 Banco de la Nación Argentina - Argentina 196 Zenith Bank - Nigeria 93 Bank of Jiangsu - China 145 Bank Audi sal—Audi Saradar Group* - Lebanon 197 - India 94 Banque Saudi Fransi - Saudi Arabia 146 Bank VTB 24 - Russia 198 Burgan Bank - Kuwait 95 HDFC Bank Ltd - India 147 ZAO UniCredit Bank - Russia 199 Bank of the Philippine Islands* - Philippines 96 Banco Santander Chile - Chile 148 Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development - Vietnam 200 Mercantil CA Banco Universal - Venezuela 97 Bank Mandiri* - Indonesia 149 Banco de Crédito e Inversiones - Chile 98 Bank Tejarat - Iran 150 - India Source: BankersAlmanac.com, 99 Arab National Bank - Saudi Arabia 151 Standard Chartered Bank (Taiwan)* - Taiwan except * Source: bank annual report, ** Source: bank data 100 Union Bank of India - India 152 The Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank - Taiwan ### page 3 of 3