HSBC wrote off $1.33bn worth of bad loans to Middle East customers in 2009, the National has reported. The lender's regional profits before tax fell by 74% from $1.75bn in 2008 to $455m last year, the bank said. A total of $26.5bn was written off by HSBC on impairment and other credit risk provisions worldwide in 2009.
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