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The Euromoneyformula for calculating its emerging market bank (Emba) credit rating uses eight variables. These are: net loans to total assets, non-performing loans to gross loans, return on average assets, overhead costs to net income, deposits to net loans, inflation, disclosure and operating environment. The data for these financial ratios was taken from BankScope, a product of the rating agency IBCA. Our thanks to IBCA for letting us use the data. The data was a mixture of 1995 and 1996 figures and a "1" in the left-hand column of the country tables (second from left in the top 50) shows that 1996 data was used. The financial and rating information used was the latest available on July 28 1997.

Global Financing Guide: Pleasing the crowd

Global Financing Guide: Pleasing the crowd

Gearing up for growth

Arab 100 1997: Good times hit the Gulf

Arab 100 1997: Good times hit the Gulf

Arab 100 1997: Good times hit the Gulf

Latin 100 1997: The biggest Latin banks

Deals of the Year

Its issuers are good enough for the international capital markets. Investment banks such as Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and Deutsche Morgan Grenfell are eager lead managers of their deals. Futures contracts on its equity index are listed in Chicago and Singapore. Its stock market has risen by over 30% this year, in stark contrast to neighbours Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand whose stock markets have each crashed between 25% and 35%.

It seems anyone from eastern Europe can launch a Eurobond these days.