HSBC Holdings Chairman Stephen Green gestures during the annual shareholders meeting at the Barbican, in London May 22, 2009. Europe's biggest bank HSBC Holdings said on Friday it intended to continue to pay quarterly interim dividends but added that business would remain challenging during much of 2010. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 33 months ago

HSBC Holdings Chairman Stephen Green gestures during the annual shareholders meeting at the Barbican, in London May 22, 2009. Europe's biggest bank HSBC Holdings said on Friday it intended to continue to pay quarterly interim dividends but added that business would remain challenging during much of 2010.

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