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DatabankDecember 8 2023

Banks to focus on reducing costs in 2024

Slower economic growth will weigh on loan growth, and banks worldwide have announced significant job cuts.
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Banks will focus on lowering costs in 2024, industry executives told the Financial Times Global Banking Summit last month. 

Next year will be a period of uncertainty for the sector if the global economy slows down as expected. Slower economic growth is a drag on loan growth, while outstanding loans to households and non-financial corporates were flat on a quarterly basis, the European Banking Authority reported in early October. 

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Barbara Pianese is the Latin America editor at The Banker. She joined from Mergermarket, where she spent four years covering mergers and acquisitions across Europe with a focus on the consumer sector. She holds an MA in International and Diplomatic Affairs from the University of Bologna having studied in Brazil and France as well.
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