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HSBC sets $3bn share buyback as current and next CEOs assess direction

Interim profit dips slightly; incoming Elhedery says Quinn leaves bank 'where we wanted to be'

The Hong Kong offices of HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank on March 15. Both banks have announced share buyback programs this week.   © Reuters

HONG KONG -- HSBC Holdings' incoming chief executive on Wednesday said he is committed to the strategy built by his predecessor, as the bank announced a fresh $3 billion stock buyback program and a slight dip in its profit.

Outgoing CEO Noel Quinn has put the bank in a "strong position" with resources deployed in key markets including the U.K. and Hong Kong, said Georges Elhedery, who will take over as group CEO in September.

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