BIG BANK WATCH.

                              BIG BANK WATCH
                          % CHANGE IIIQ98/IIIQ99
                                         NET INCOME
                                         US$ MILL.
BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO (LATAM)    160.6      41.9
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA (LATAM)                33.0     -31.6
BANAMEX (MEXICO)                           170.8     278.7
BANCOMER (MEXICO)                           47.0     245.7
BANCO RIO DE LA PLATA (ARGENTINA)           34.2      27.8
BANCO SANTANDER CHILE (CHILE)               24.4      19.0
BANCO GALICIA Y BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA)    34.1      12.2
BANCO ITAU (BRAZIL)                        187.7       7.2
BANCO SANTIAGO (CHILE)                      30.6     -16.05
BANCO DE CREDITO (PERU)                      6.5     -17.5
BANCO BRADESCO (BRAZIL)                    145.4     -27.6
BANCO PROVINCIAL (VENEZUELA)                21.0     -62.1
BANCOLOMBIA (COLOMBIA) [*]                 -39.5    -142.9
(*.)% change for IIQ99/IIIQ99, since IIIQ98 results of
operations did not reflect the merger between BIC and Banco
de Colombia, therefore are not directly comparable.
Sources: Company reports, LATIN TRADE.