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Chairperson's statement
It gives me great pleasure to report to shareholders for the first time and to highlight the progress that your Group has made during 2007.
Headline earnings increased by 19,6% to R9 413 million (2006: R7 872 million), with solid contributions from all of the Group’s major business units, and particularly from commercial and investment banking. The combined earnings contribution from these two business units increased from 30,1% in 2006 to 35,4% in 2007.
   
   
 
Group Chief Executive’s review
Absa has succeeded in maintaining its earnings momentum of recent years.
The Group’s results were achieved through further diversification of earnings in favour of commercial and investment banking, improvements in operational efficiency, and continued growth arising from its market position in retail banking. The Group was able to deliver solid earnings growth, despite an increasingly challenging economic environment.
   
   
 
Financial analysis
The Group increased headline earnings by 19,6% to R9 413 million.
The key features of the Group's performance for 2007 include advances growth of 22,0%, top-line income growth of 19,1%, an increase in the proportion of earnings from commercial and investment banking, improved operational efficiency and an increase in retail credit impairment charges.
 
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