| Headline: Russia Source: Euromoney Date: August 2001 In the June 2001 edition of Euromoney the Bank Atlas table of the world’s biggest 250 banks incorrectly indicated that fifth ranked Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) was a subsidiary of the holding company of the Mizuho Financial group. We are happy to point out that SMBC is in no way affiliated to the Mizuho Financial Group. In the same edition of Euromoney Bank Atlas Alfa Bank was omitted by error from the listing of the largest banks in Russia. Below is the corrected table: |