Standard Bank Profit Drops as Virus Spurs More Loan Defaults
- Africa’s largest lender expects credit losses to worsen
- Full impact of coronavirus outbreak still needs to be seen
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Standard Bank Group Ltd. said first-quarter net income declined 27% after Africa’s largest lender prepared for a surge in loan defaults as measures to contain the coronavirus batter business and personal incomes alike.