News In Brief July 26

Danish bank continuing to reduce exposure to Ireland

Danske portfolio trimmed to 1,000

Danske Bank has continued to reduce its exposure to the Irish market with fewer than 1,000 of its remaining commercial properties now left to be sold.

Danske said last week that all of its small and medium-enterprise loan portfolio was sold in the first half of this year.

Of the 3,746 properties remaining on its book at the end of 2014, 2,783 had been sold at the end ...