基準 借り切る／憲章d sees 'strong start' to 2009

By This Is Money
Updated: 11:00 BST, 17 March 2009

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基準 借り切る／憲章d has started 2009 'very 堅固に' but 直面するs more challenges ahead as the world economy struggles through the worst 下降 in １０年間s, the company's 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある said today .

In good health: 基準 boss Peter Sands is comfortable with the bank's position

基準 借り切る／憲章d is the 最新の Western-based bank to 安心させる 投資家s about its 収入s まっただ中に the 全世界の 財政上の 騒動.

Citigroup, Barclays and others have 申し込む／申し出d 類似の 上昇傾向 査定／評価s in 最近の days.

'We've started the year very 堅固に,' CEO Peter Sands told reporters in Hong Kong.

Sands said the bank was 'very comfortable' with its 資本／首都 position. At the end of last year, 基準 借り切る／憲章d raised $1.8bn in a 権利s 問題／発行する and its tier-one 資本／首都 割合 - a 手段 of bank solvency - stands at just over 10%.

'I would never 支配する out raising more 資本／首都, but we are very comfortable with our 資本／首都 position,' Sands said.

But rising 失業 in its 重要な markets could 重さを計る on the bank, he said. The bank could continue to 苦しむ 悪化／低下 in its 貸付金 調書をとる／予約する for the first ４半期/4分の1, but the losses were 推定する／予想するd to be いっそう少なく than in the fourth ４半期/4分の1.

The company has no 計画（する）s to 削減（する） 職業s, Sand said, though he wouldn't 申し込む／申し出 a 詳細（に述べる）d 財政上の 見通し for the year.

基準 借り切る／憲章d 焦点（を合わせる）s on 現れるing markets and derives nearly all its 歳入s from Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

The bank would consider 取得／買収s as it looks to grow in 現れるing markets such as Asia, Middle East and Africa, Sands said.

Last week, the company 報告（する）／憶測d 17% rise in 利益（をあげる）s for 2008, driven by growth in 卸売 banking.