|  | 1. | The bank has racked up nearly dlrs 3 billion in bad debt. 
 
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|  | 2. | Provisions for bad debts in Europe were halved to 6 million pounds. 
 
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|  | 3. | I have seen a lot ofcompanies go down because of bad debts. 
 
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|  | 4. | The quarter included a $ 30 million charge related to bad debt. 
 
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|  | 5. | The authorities have now acknowledged that bad debts may total Yen50 trillion. 
 
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|  | 6. | Bad debt charges doubled to A $ 122 million in the quarter. 
 
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|  | 7. | Bad debts are draining Korea as well as other parts of Asia. 
 
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|  | 8. | CS also said provisions for bad debts remained high while costs rose. 
 
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|  | 9. | Japan is hardly the only country in Asia mired in bad debt. 
 
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|  | 10. | The government has been pressuring the banks to clear up bad debts. 
 
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