HSBC, Europe\'s biggest bank, announced Monday that net profits rose nearly two percent to 5.834 billion dollars (4.281 billion euros) last year, despite rising bad debts.
The group added in a results statement that loan impairments and other credit provisions advanced 6.2 percent to 26.488 billion dollars, while revenue fell 11.2 percent to 78.631 billon dollars.
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