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By Jann Bettinga
Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- WestLB AG, Germany’s third-largest
state-owned bank, reported a loss for 2009 because of writedowns
and a “challenging” economy.
The net loss was 294.9 million euros ($405 million), WestLB
said in a statement via DGAP today, without providing a year-
earlier figure. The Dusseldorf-based lender posted a profit of
18 million euros in 2008, according to its annual report.
Germany’s Soffin bank rescue fund agreed in November to
provide WestLB with 3 billion euros in capital to help the
lender shift a third of its assets into a so-called bad bank.
The 2009 loss was prompted by “necessary adjustments to the
value of participations, the challenging economic conditions and
a generally weaker fourth quarter,” WestLB said today. It
didn’t provide further details.
“The 2009 annual results are substantially characterized
by extraordinary items,” Chief Executive Officer Dietrich
Voigtlaender said in today’s statement. “At an operational
level discernible progress can be seen.”
The lender, which is part-owned by the German state of
North Rhine-Westphalia, is scheduled to release full 2009
earnings next month, according to its Web site.
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Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- WestLB AG, Germany’s third-largest
state-owned bank, reported a loss for 2009 because of writedowns
and a “challenging” economy.
The net loss was 294.9 million euros ($405 million), WestLB
said in a statement via DGAP today, without providing a year-
earlier figure. The Dusseldorf-based lender posted a profit of
18 million euros in 2008, according to its annual report.
Germany’s Soffin bank rescue fund agreed in November to
provide WestLB with 3 billion euros in capital to help the
lender shift a third of its assets into a so-called bad bank.
The 2009 loss was prompted by “necessary adjustments to the
value of participations, the challenging economic conditions and
a generally weaker fourth quarter,” WestLB said today. It
didn’t provide further details.
“The 2009 annual results are substantially characterized
by extraordinary items,” Chief Executive Officer Dietrich
Voigtlaender said in today’s statement. “At an operational
level discernible progress can be seen.”
The lender, which is part-owned by the German state of
North Rhine-Westphalia, is scheduled to release full 2009
earnings next month, according to its Web site.
ero in meeting, non mi ero accorto che avevate gia' commentato...
ci e' andata bene
![Pollice su! :up: :up:](/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
I Tier 1 sono stabili