TITLE

The bad debt bogey

AUTHOR(S)
Whitfield, Bruce
PUB. DATE
February 2009
SOURCE
Finweek;2/5/2009, p16
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The article reports on the financial performance of investors in South Africa. Barclays PLC reveals the need of a new capital and government bail-out to pacify the investors of various British-based groups. Moreover, Barclays has anticipated a staggering impairment increase to 8 billion pounds in 2009..
ACCESSION #
36930883

Tags: FINANCIAL performance;  CAPITALISTS & financiers;  BARCLAYS PLC;  BAILOUTS (Finance)

 

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