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Jspark1982 Posted 12 years ago
Business & Finance

What does "shipping arm" mean?

What does "shipping arm" mean in the sentence below?
I guess 'arm' here means a division or department in the organization.

In a sign that the bank’s shipping arm is still struggling, however, Commerzbank warned that while overall loan loss provisions were expected to be lower in 2014 than last year’s €1.75bn total, provisions for its shipping arm were likely to stay the same.
  

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jspark1982 I guess 'arm' here means a division or department in the organization. Probably 'subsidiary'.

  • jspark1982 I guess 'arm' here means a division or department in the organization.
  • Probably 'subsidiary'.
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jspark1982I guess 'arm' here means a division or department in the organization.
Probably 'subsidiary'.
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Thank you for reply!

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