Crédit Agricole Targets €50B Debt Cut

Crédit Agricole is looking to reduce its net debt by €50 billion to €260 billion by the end of 2012.

Crédit Agricole is looking to reduce its net debt by €50 billion to €260 billion by the end of 2012, Financial Times reports. The debt amounted to €310 billion as of June-end.

Of the proposed €50 billion reduction in structural debt, €45 billion is in the form of short-term debt. The bank holds more than €110 billion in liquidity reserves.

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