By Anthony O. Goriainoff

Standard Bank Group Ltd. said Wednesday that it expects 2020 earnings per share on both a regular and a headline basis to be lower than in 2019.

The bank said it expects regular earnings per share to be between 45% and 55% below reported 2019 figures.

Headline earnings per share, which strip out certain exceptional and one-off items, are anticipated to be between 40% to 50% lower, it said.

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