The bank also continued to reduce its exposure to developing countries, which declined by $700 million during the year.
Nevertheless, work continues around the Group to reduce wastes of every kind.
The challenge now is to continue to reduce crime, while also doing more in the way of community outreach, education and bridge building.
"We're going to continue to reduce our costs as we modernize."
We can continue to reduce those capabilities, I think, until one of two things would happen.
How long can the state continue to reduce such help and still expect higher education to fulfill its mission?
The firm also reported that it continued to reduce its work force during the quarter by about 800.
"Continuing to reduce the crime rates, we want to keep doing that," he said in an interview.
We cannot avoid the need to continue to reduce overall fishing effort in the short term.
Above all, we shall continue to reduce tax, especially for the low paid and allow working families to keep more of their earnings.