Goodwin also jacked up the bank's trading, "boosting derivatives assets 44 percent to 483 billion pounds in the first half of 2008," which was greater than the bank's netdeposits.
It is true that gross lending to firms is much bigger than lending net of deposits, which the World Bank focuses on.
不过银行对企业的贷款要大于企业存款的事实才是世行关注的焦点。
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Banks' net interest margin 7 - which measures the difference between what lenders pay for deposits and what they collect on loans - fell to the lowest on record in the second quarter at 2.27 per cent.