FACTBOX-The biggest banks by E.European assets

Feb 5 - Western banks dominate emerging Europe's banking sector. Following is a ranking of the international banks with cross-border holdings, listed by emerging European assets.

BANK HOME CTRY ASSETS IN E.EUROPE

IN BLN EUR (2007) ------------------------------------------------------------- UniCredit/Bank Austria <CRDI.MI> Italy/Austria 100.7 Raiffeisen International <RIBH.VI> Austria 72.7 Erste Group Bank <ERST.VI> Austria 72.1 Societe Generale <SOGN.PA> France 59.8 KBC <KBC.BR> Belgium 55.8 OTP <OTPB.BU> Hungary 38.7 Intesa Sanpaolo <ISP.MI> Italy 34.4 Swedbank <SWEDa.ST> Sweden 27.5 ING <ING.AS> Netherlands 26.5 Citibank <C.N> United States 25.3 BayernLB/Hypo Group [BAYLB.UL] Germany/Austria 25.2 Commerzbank <CBKG.DE> Germany 23.2 -------------------------------------------------------------

NOTE: This ranking includes assets in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, and Albania.

SOURCE: Raiffeisen Research