CBE's Profit Soars as Costs Climb, Capital Cushion Thins

As the largest lender, the state-owned CBE continued to command nearly half of the banking industry’s assets and deposits. Even as its market share fell slightly compared to previous years, the Bank’s total assets and deposits still accounted for 47.9pc and 47.1pc of the industry, respectively, while its capital comprised 24.2pc of the industry’s aggregate.