| Business Summary | | Banco
Rio
de
la
Plata
S.A.
is
a
universal
bank
engaged
in
a
wide
variety
of
commercial
and
investment
banking
activities
and
related
financial
services
directed
towards
large
corporations,
small-
and
medium-sized
companies,
and
individuals.
The
commercial
banking
activities
of
the
Bank
include
providing
products
and
services
such
as
personal
and
corporate
loans,
deposit
taking,
credit
and
debit
cards
and
overdraft
facilities.
The
Bank
also
is
engaged
in
investment
banking
and
project
finance.
In
addition,
the
Bank
develops
and
sells
mutual
funds,
markets
and
sells
insurance
products,
and
provides
foreign
trade
financing
and
other
transactional
and
cash
management
services. | More
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| Financial Summary | | BRS
is
a
universal
bank
engaged
in
commercial
and
investment
banking
activities
and
related
financial
services.
For
the
comparable
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
total
interest
income
rose
6%
to
P$638.9
million.
Net
interest
income
after
loan
loss
prov.
rose
4%
to
P$232.6
million.
Net
income
fell
8%
to
P$92.6
million.
Net
interest
income
reflects
higher
gains
from
securities,
partially
offset
by
higher
interest
on
deposits.
Lower
income
reflects
higher
administrative
costs. | More
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Developments |
| Officers | |
| Position | Ana Botin- Sanz de Sautuola | Chairman
of the Baord | Jose Cristofani | CEO
and Vice Chairman | Carlos Schmidt | COO | Gabriel Alonso | Alternate
Director and Corp. Banking Mang. | Marcelo Castro | Director
and Treasury Mang. |
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