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Credit card business drives Egg
A strong performance from internet bank
Egg's credit card business has helped
to move the bank into profit during the
first half of 2005.
Pre-tax profits rose to £15m ($26.1m)
in the six months to 30 June, against a
loss of £1.7m a year ago.
However, operating profits fell 36% to
£23m ($40m) compared with a year ago as
bad debts rose to £117m from £82m.
Meanwhile, Prudential, which still owns
79% of Egg, unveiled a 31% rise in
first-half operating profits.
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