21.   Make loan loss provisions fully tax deductible, after tax verification.

22.   Pacific Bank blamed the lower profit on the much higher specific provisions as well as general loan loss provisions to cushion against potential deterioration in asset quality.

23.   Schacht said that the company is confident that the banks will amend the loan provisions.

24.   The drop, the company said, was mainly due to increased loan loss provision.

25.   This was due mainly to higher general and specific loan loss provisions, it said.

26.   Dealers said banking sector gains may be capped by concerns over bad loan provisions.

27.   The strong results were attributed to increased revenues and decreased loan loss provisions, the bank said.

28.   Theerachai said the central bank planned to ease sub-standard loan provisions in some areas and would send guidelines to finance companies later.

29.   They have set aside substantial loan loss provisions the last few years.

30.   They were forced to set aside a large part of their profits in loan loss provision.