| Rank | Bank | City | Fiscal period | Shareholder equity ($m) | Equity growth (%) | Total assets ($m) | Asset growth (%) | Net income ($m) | Income growth (%) | ROAE (%) |
| Romania | ||||||||||
| 1 | Banca Comerciala Romana | Bucharest | 1997 | 338 | -42.9 | 2,249 | -58.0 | 82 | -67.3 | 25.8 |
| 2 | Banca Romana Pentru Dezvoltare | Bucharest | 1997 | 244 | -37.8 | 999 | -57.0 | 4 | -90.9 | 1.8 |
| Rwanda | ||||||||||
| 1= | Banque de Kigali | Kigali | 1997 | 6 | 7.5 | 112 | 27.8 | 1 | 149.4 | 19.9 |
| 1= | Banque Commerciale du Rwanda | Kigali | 1997 | 6 | 153.9 | 115 | 24.5 | 0 | 4,220.0 | 5.2 |
| Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||
| 1 | National Commercial Bank | Jeddah | 1997 | 2,079 | 1.7 | 22,808 | 7.8 | 279 | 14.0 | 13.5 |
| 2 | Riyad Bank | Riyadh | 1998 | 2,071 | 2.7 | 16,200 | 4.9 | |||