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CLYDESDALE Bank chief executive David Thorburn said yesterday that staff numbers would fall amid weak demand for lending, as he revealed a lower bad debt charge had enabled a hike in annual profits.
While Glasgow-based Clydesdale has avoided the large-scale jobs culls implemented by Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group, its bailed-out competitors north of the Border, Mr Thorburn's comments on job numbers highlight the general pressures on the sector in what he called a "very difficult economic environment".See the full content of this document
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Staff Numbers Will Drop at Clydesdale
Clydesdale and sister Yorkshire Bank, which are owned by National Australia Bank, achieved a 44.5% hike in pre-tax profits to pound(s)237 million in the year to September 30, results revealed yesterday. T...
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