France's SocGen to provision between 3.5 and 5 billion euros this year: CEO

French bank Societe Generale expects to have to provision 3.5 billion euros to 5 billion euros this year because of losses due to the coronavirus crisis, its chief executive said in an interview on Saturday.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Societe Generale is seen on the headquarters at the financial and business district of La Defense near Paris, France, February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File PhotoPARIS: French bank Societe Generale expects to have to provision 3.5 billion euros to 5 billion euros this year because of losses due to the coronavirus crisis, its chief executive said in an interview on Saturday.

Frederic Oudea also said he expected the bank's equity ratio to drop to between 11per cent and 11.5per cent percent, which would remain 200 to 250 basis points above minimum legal requirements, he said.Shares in France's third biggest listed bank fell sharply on Thursday after it surprised investors with a quarterly loss, hiking provisions for bad loans and suffering a revenue wipeout at its equity trading division.

"It is by far the most serious crisis we have had to face," Oudea told Les Echos. But Oudea added that, unlike during the 2008-2009 financial crisis, banks had enough provisions to cope. "During the previous crisis, banks were the problem. Today, they have a driving role to play and are taking part in the solution," he said.

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