Pandemic costs GCC banks $10.9 bln in new provisions
Published 21 Mar,2021 via Muscat Daily - Over the past 12 months, the GCC banks have set aside US$10.9bn of additional loan-loss provisions for the expected negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and drop in oil prices on their economies, S&P Global Ratings said on Sunday.
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