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UK banks ‘face £130bn more in losses’

By Jane Croft and Patrick Jenkins

Published: September 14 2009 19:21 | Last updated: September 14 2009 19:21

The troubles of UK banks are from over, Moody’s warned on Monday as the ratings agency forecast further losses of £130bn for the industry in the next few years as bad debts rise and pressure builds on profitability.

Moody’s said that the UK banking sector had already absorbed losses on loans of around £110bn by the end of 2008 and it raised or arranged around £120bn of new capital by mid-2009.

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