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Global Finance Names the

Best Emerging Market Banks 2004

Asia

NEW YORK — Global Finance magazine has named the “Best Emerging Market Banks—Asia” in an exclusive survey to be published in the May 2004 issue. Global Finance editors—with input from industry analysts, corporate executives and banking consultants—selected the best emerging market bank in the region and in 14 countries. Criteria for choosing the winners included growth in assets, profitability, strategic relationships, customer service, competitive pricing, and innovative products.

The complete list of the winners follows:


Regional Winner：	HSBC
Bangladesh	Islami Bank Bangladesh
China	Bank of China
India	ICICI Bank
Indonesia	Bank NISP
Macau	Seng Heng Bank
Malaysia	Public Bank
Mongolia	Agricultural Bank of Mongolia
Pakistan	Habib Bank
Sri Lanka	Commercial Bank of Ceylon
Philippines	Bank of Philippine Islands
South Korea	Shinhan Bank
Taiwan: Bank	BankSinopac
Thailand	Siam Commercial Bank
Vietnam	Vietcombank

This is the eleventh year that the magazine has selected top banking performers in emerging markets. Other sections of the report cover best banks in Latin America, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Middle East and Africa.
“Emerging markets are attracting increased attention as the global economy recovers,”says Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher and president of Global Finance. “ We have identified the banks that provide service to corporations seeking to take advantage of substantial opportunities for growth in a sometimes challenging environment.”

Global Finance, which enters its 17th year of publishing in 2004, has 50,000 subscribers and more than 253,000 readers in 158 countries. This audience includes chairmen, presidents, CEOs, CFOs, treasurers, and other financial officers responsible for making investments and strategic business decisions for large global companies and financial institutions. Global Finance targets most of the 8,000 key portfolio investors who control over 80% of all assets under professional management.

New York:
　Joseph Giarraputo / 1-212-447-7900 ext.229
　fax: 1-212-447-7750
　email: jdg@gfmag.com
London:
　 Graeme McQueen / 44-20-7583-7603
　 fax: 44-20-7583-7580
　 email: graeme@gfinance.co.uk
Brazil:
　Sebastian Cazeiro / 55-21-2274-3099
　 fax: 55-21-2274-3249
　 email: cazeiro@terra.com.br
Website: www.gfmag.com

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