Barclays leads the pack as profits soar
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
This puts Barclays on top of the other two major competitors(Stanchart and FNBB) in the industry as it is the only one to have registered a rise in profits before tax.
Standard chartered bank last week announced a 23 percent plunge in Profits before tax to P 285.4 million while FNBB, although its financial year ends in June, last month announced a 3 percent plunge profits for the six months ended December 2009. For the year up to June 2009, FNBB had a profit before tax of P528 million.
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