LCL, the retail banking unit of France’s Credit Agricole, is planning to axe over 1,600 jobs at its branches and among back office roles.

The job cuts, expected by 2018, will constitute nearly 10% of the unit’s workforce, Echos newspaper reported on its website.

The layoffs are expected to be made through retirements and without resorting to redundancies.

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