Dutch bank ABN AMRO has emerged from 2016 with overall loan impairments significantly down, but the transport figure rose.

Provisions for last year were EUR 35m ($36.94m), from EUR 124m in 2015.

For 2016, impairments were cut to EUR 114m compared to EUR 505m the year before.

The transportation division, which comprises ships and containers, logged provisions of EUR 3m, down from EUR 12m in the final three months.

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