mouhammed, thank you forjoining us. is busy result, the last of the big european banks to report. what's the general perspective of the european banking sector, bright? it's encouraging results from hsbc but you've got to put it in the context of european duesin put it in the context of european dues in general and also in the context of global banks and in that context of global banks and in that context it hasn't done very well. to give his idea, hsbc earnings were up 4.5% whereas european earnings in general web closer to 8% so a bit disappointing in context. and european banks and performed the us banking sector. so a good start yet still behind the wider market. smart to beat the asia pivot because the growth there was considerably higher, perhaps that was the right at ago. the chinese economy is growing at a higher rate than the rest of the world, and it's easy to forget what it stands for, the hong kong and shanghai banking corporation. focusing on asia is a smart thing to do. interesting comments on brexit, they