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Kasikornbank sees 10-15 pct loan growth next year

Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:35pm EST

BANGKOK, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Kasikornbank PCL KBAN.BK, Thailand's fourth largest bank by assets, said on Friday it aimed for loan growth of 10-15 percent next year and expected lending to grow around 10 percent this year.

It also expected to reduce non-performing loans to below 4 percent of lending next year from 4.7 percent expected this year, bank president Prasarn Trairatvorakul told reporters. ($1=33.85 Baht) (Reporting by Saranya Suksomkij, writing by Arada Therdthammakun; Editing by Michael Battye)



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