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SocGen hikes profitability target in new strategic plan

Global Published 21 September 2026, 11:40 · archived 21 Sep 2026

LONDON: Societe Generale lifted a key performance target out to 2029 and said it would trim costs further under a new strategic plan unveiled on Monday that forms the next phase of CEO Slawomir Krupa’s effort to drive a turnaround of the French lender. France’s second-biggest listed bank said it was targeting a return on tangible equity of between 13% and 14% in 2029, up from around 11% this year, which is far below peers, and then 15% in 2030 and beyond. SocGen’s relatively high costs and weak profitability have dogged the company for years, with Krupa vowing to change that after he took the ...

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