BCR Posts RON2.8B Loss in 2014, After Risk Provisions Increase

BCR Posts RON2.8B Loss in 2014, After Risk Provisions Increase

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Romania’s largest bank BCR, a unit of Austria’s Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO), went back into red last year after it took a significant charge for non-performing loans.

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BCR Posts RON2.8B Loss in 2014, After Risk Provisions Increase

Romania’s largest bank BCR, a unit of Austria’s Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO), went back into red last year after it took a significant charge for non-performing loans.

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