The Asiaweek Financial 500: 231-240
Daniel Johnston
Published Apr 11, 2026
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| 1998 | 1997 | Assets | |||
| Rank | Rank | Commercial Banks | Country | $ Millions | change |
| 231 | 286 | TAISHIN INTERNATIONAL BANK | TAIWAN | 5,494 | 48.9% |
| 232 | 234 | OVERSEAS TRUST BANK | HONG KONG | 5,463 | -12.0% |
| 233 | 242 | TAJIMA BANK | JAPAN | 5,367 | 1.3% |
| 234 | 243 | DAITO BANK | JAPAN | 5,320 | 1.5% |
| 235 | 208 | BANK INTERNASIONAL INDONESIA | INDONESIA | 5,311 | 39.5% |
| 236 | 252 | HONG LEONG BANK | MALAYSIA | 5,277 | 45.8% |
| 237 | 284 | BANK SINOPAC | TAIWAN | 5,252 | 40.9% |
| 238 | 270 | CHUNG KHIAW BANK | SINGAPORE | 5,247 | 30.2% |
| 239 | 260 | CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK | CHINA | 5,247 | 4.3% |
| 240 | 251 | SHONAI BANK | JAPAN | 5,222 | 3.7% |
| 1998 | Deposits | Loans | |||||
| Rank | Commercial Banks | $ Millions | Change | Rank | $ Millions | Change | Rank |
| 231 | TAISHIN INTERNATIONAL BANK | 3,968 | 41.4% | 243 | 3,982 | 44.8% | 209 |
| 232 | OVERSEAS TRUST BANK | 4,736 | -13.7% | 219 | 3,604 | -9.6% | 225 |
| 233 | TAJIMA BANK | 5,072 | 2.4% | 207 | 3,836 | 4.0% | 214 |
| 234 | DAITO BANK | 4,976 | 0.6% | 210 | 4,105 | 2.8% | 204 |
| 235 | BANK INTERNASIONAL INDONESIA | 3,059 | 9.1% | 277 | 3,544 | 43.6% | 231 |
| 236 | HONG LEONG BANK | 4,236 | 44.9% | 231 | 3,484 | 48.4% | 235 |
| 237 | BANK SINOPAC | 4,226 | 40.2% | 232 | 3,449 | 30.0% | 238 |
| 238 | CHUNG KHIAW BANK | 3,787 | 32.2% | 248 | 3,135 | 34.5% | 249 |
| 239 | CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK | 3,687 | 5.1% | 250 | 2,134 | 19.0% | 306 |
| 240 | SHONAI BANK | 4,877 | 3.8% | 212 | 3,735 | 4.8% | 217 |
| 1998 | Net Interest Income | Net Profit | |||||
| Rank | Commercial Banks | $ Millions | Change | Rank | $ Millions | Change | Rank |
| 231 | TAISHIN INTERNATIONAL BANK | 134.5 | 35.2% | 213 | 42.29 | 57.9% | 125 |
| 232 | OVERSEAS TRUST BANK | 190.7 | 17.0% | 170 | 157.67 | 45.3% | 33 |
| 233 | TAJIMA BANK | 108.7 | -0.2% | 248 | 8.06 | -25.2% | 281 |
| 234 | DAITO BANK | 122.6 | -4.3% | 223 | -8.06 | | 404 |
| 235 | BANK INTERNASIONAL INDONESIA | 218.8 | 60.4% | 151 | 52.56 | -6.1% | 104 |
| 236 | HONG LEONG BANK | 147.8 | 33.0% | 198 | 49.55 | 37.3% | 112 |
| 237 | BANK SINOPAC | 89.5 | 40.2% | 283 | 37.82 | 45.8% | 137 |
| 238 | CHUNG KHIAW BANK | 145.6 | 16.0% | 201 | 69.81 | -16.8% | 80 |
| 239 | CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK | 136.2 | 19.6% | 212 | 71.79 | 23.6% | 76 |
| 240 | SHONAI BANK | 100.3 | 0.2% | 267 | 4.26 | -33.4% | 331 |
| 1998 | Equity | Profit as % of | Loans as % | Equity as % | Notes Key | |||
| Rank | Commercial Banks | $ Millions | Rank | Assets | Equity | of Deposits | of Assets | |
| 231 | TAISHIN INTERNATIONAL BANK | 396.9 | 207 | 0.8% | 10.7% | 100.4% | 7.2% | 12 L |
| 232 | OVERSEAS TRUST BANK | 571.4 | 151 | 2.9% | 27.6% | 76.1% | 10.5% | 6 U |
| 233 | TAJIMA BANK | 169.2 | 312 | 0.2% | 4.8% | 75.6% | 3.2% | 3 U |
| 234 | DAITO BANK | 180.6 | 307 | | | 82.5% | 3.4% | 3 L |
| 235 | BANK INTERNASIONAL INDONESIA | 549.6 | 156 | 1.0% | 9.6% | 115.9% | 10.3% | 12 L |
| 236 | HONG LEONG BANK | 317.7 | 245 | 0.9% | 15.6% | 82.3% | 6.0% | 6 L |
| 237 | BANK SINOPAC | 479.7 | 172 | 0.7% | 7.9% | 81.6% | 9.1% | 12 U |
| 238 | CHUNG KHIAW BANK | 585.3 | 144 | 1.3% | 11.9% | 82.8% | 11.2% | 12 U |
| 239 | CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK | 556.7 | 153 | 1.4% | 12.9% | 57.9% | 10.6% | 12 U S |
| 240 | SHONAI BANK | 183.9 | 303 | 0.1% | 2.3% | 76.6% | 3.5% | 3 U |
