The World's Top 10 Banks

Current Rank	Previous Rank	BANK	Assets US$m	+ or - (local curr)	Capital US$m	Balance Sheet
1	(1)	Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
			*841,801	-	1,576.63	31.12.99
2	(2)	BNP Paribas SA, Paris, France
			*700,236	-	1,803.15	31.12.99
3	(4)	The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
			*700,065	-3.25%	7,663.14	31.03.00
4	(3)	UBS AG, Zürich, Switzerland
			686,634	+5.59%	2,691.95	31.12.99
5	(5)	Bank of America NA, Charlotte, USA
			*571,732	-	2,833.00	31.12.99
6	(10)	The Sumitomo Bank Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
			*524,229	-2.19%	7,340.20	31.03.00
7	(6)	Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank AG, Munich, Germany
			504,415	-	1,267.92	31.12.99
8	(11)	The Norinchukin Bank, Tokyo, Japan
			485,112	+1.32%	10,968.64	31.03.00
9	(7)	The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Limited, Tokyo, Japan
			480,710	-6.15%	8,373.07	31.03.00