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UBS
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Santander
October 28: The eurozone’s biggest bank, met expectations with a 2.8% drop in nine-month net profit, boosting bad debt provisions to offset the effects of Spain’s housing boom hangover
BBVA
October 27: Spain’s second largest bank posted a 3.3% cent fall in nine-month net profit as it shored up its provisions buffer against further bad loans from the country’s prolonged recession
Credit Suisse
October 22: The Swiss banking group cheered investors with bumper results for the third quarter as it reported a surge in its investment banking activities and solid results in private banking
Société Générale
August 5: French bank Société Générale posted a fall in second-quarter net income to €309m – ahead of expectations
Banco Popular
October 26: Spain’s third-largest listed lender unveiled a sharp year-on-year drop in net profits for the third quarter
Crédit Agricole
August 27: France’s biggest retail bank, Crédit Agricole, posted better-than-expected second-quarter profits helped by retail banking and asset management
BNP Paribas
August 4: BNP Paribas, France’s biggest bank by market capitalisation, has agreed a deal for Italy’s second-largest consumer finance house with Intesa Sanpaolo
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