Forty-five of 86 listed regional banks have revised upward their group net earnings projections for the April-September first half of fiscal 2009.
The upward revisions are attributable to their lower than expected costs involved in disposing of bad loans as corporate failures have slowed due to the government’s economic stimulus measures, as well as better securities investment returns.
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