BIG BANK WATCH % CHANGE IQ98/IQ99 NET INCOME % CHANGE US$ MILL. IQ98/IQ99 BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO (LATAM) 144.6 16.4 BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA (LATAM) 92.6 -5.8 BANCOMER (MEXICO) 140.2 184.8 BANCO ITAU (BRAZIL) 442.2 166.8 BANCOLOMBIA (COLOMBIA) [*] 8.6 124.6 BANCO GALICIA Y BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA) 37.2 84.2 BANAMEX (MEXICO) 199.2 48.9 BANCO SANTANDER CHILE (CHILE) 30.6 29.6 BANCO PROVINCIAL (VENEZUELA) 43.7 -13.6 BANCO BRADESCO (BRAZIL) 149.7 -17.4 BANCO DE CREDITO (PERU) 14.1 -20.5 BANCO RIO DE LA PLATA (ARGENTINA) 18.9 -42.3 BANCO SANTIAGO (CHILE) 14.7 -64.5 (*.)% change for IV98/IQ99, since IQ98 results of operations did not reflect the merger between BIC and Banco de Colombia, therefore not directly comparable. Sources: Company Reports, LATIN TRADE DEAR SHAREHOLDER...
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Brazil's decision to devalue its currency doomed the Argentine economy. That was hardly welcome news for Banco Rio de la Plata's balance...