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                    [Summary] => Philippine National Bank, the country fourth-largest lender said yesterday it trimmed itS net loss by 54 percent in 2002 to P1.9 billion due to effective cost-cutting measures.


The bank posted a net loss of P1.1 billion in 2001.


In a statement, PNB said the full-year figure came in better than expected and was lower than its target of a P3.1-billion net loss for 2002.


"The improved performance was due to significant headway made by the bank in implementing various revenue generating and cost-cutting initiatives during the past seven months," it said.

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                    [Title] => PNB sees big drop in its bad loans ratio
                    [Summary] => The Philippine National Bank (PNB) projects that the level of its non-performing loans (NPL) will drop by another P8-billion by the first quarter next year, reducing the bank’s bad loans to P35 billion from P43 billion at the start of 2002. PNB ended 2001 with a total of P54 billion in bad loans.


The "soon-to-be recovered" P8 billion will come from the P4.8-billion loan of the debt-ridden National Steel Corp. (NSC) and another P4 billion from Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corp.


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The bank posted a net loss of P1.1 billion in 2001.


In a statement, PNB said the full-year figure came in better than expected and was lower than its target of a P3.1-billion net loss for 2002.


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The "soon-to-be recovered" P8 billion will come from the P4.8-billion loan of the debt-ridden National Steel Corp. (NSC) and another P4 billion from Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corp.


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PNB trims loss by 54% in 2002

By Ted P. Torres | January 29, 2003 - 12:00am

Philippine National Bank, the country fourth-largest lender said yesterday it trimmed itS net loss by 54 percent in 2002 to P1.9 billion due to effective cost-cutting measures. The bank posted a net loss of P1.1...

Business

PNB sees big drop in its bad loans ratio

December 5, 2002 - 12:00am

The Philippine National Bank (PNB) projects that the level of its non-performing loans (NPL) will drop by another P8-billion by the first quarter next year, reducing the bank’s bad loans to P35 billion from...

Business