Commerzbank CEO Finalizes Plans to Cut 10,000 Jobs, Close Branches

Commerzbank CEO Finalizes Plans to Cut 10,000 Jobs, Close Branches
A company logo is pictured at the headquarters of Germany’s Commerzbank AG in Frankfurt, Germany, on Feb. 13, 2020. Ralph Orlowski/Reuters
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FRANKFURT—Commerzbank Chief Executive Manfred Knof on Feb. 3 finalized plans to cut 10,000 jobs and close hundreds of branches, a radical overhaul that came a month after he took the reins of Germany’s No. 2 bank.

The bank also announced that it would post a net loss of nearly 2.9 billion euros ($3.5 billion) for 2020, compared with a profit of 585 million euros a year earlier.