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title: "Australia's NAB expects impairment charges to double from Iran war"
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description: "Australia's National Australia Bank anticipates a doubling of credit impairment charges to A$706 million ($503 million) in the first half of the year, attributing this increase to the ongoing Iran war's impact on the global economy and financial markets. This statement marks one of the first major assessments from a lender regarding the war's financial repercussions."
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# Australia's NAB expects impairment charges to double from Iran war

By Scott Murdoch and Shivangi Lahiri April 20 (Reuters) - Australia's largest business lender, National Australia Bank, said on Monday it expects credit impairment charges to double to A$706 million ($503 million) in the first half, as the Iran war roils the global economy and financial markets. The bank, one of the first major lenders to quantify the impact of the war now in its eighth week, is

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