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Standard Chartered reports $2.36bn loss

Bank, which is overhauling its business under new CEO Bill Winters, says bad loans nearly doubled last year

Standard Chartered reports $2.36bn loss

Standard Chartered on February 23 said earnings should “remain subdued” this year as it reported a $2.36 billion net loss for 2015 as the number of bad loans on its books soared.

The bank, which started a fresh overhaul of its business under new chief executive Bill Winters in November, said bad loans nearly doubled in the year, to $4 billion from $2.14 billion. It made a $2.51 billion net profit in 2014.

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