31. There was also a $ 10.36 million loss on provisions made for doubtful debts , Fortei said. 32. Provisions for bad and doubtful debts rose to 416 million pounds from 275 million pounds previously. 33. Provisions for bad and doubtful debts fell to 396 million pounds from 602 million pounds previously. 34. Provisions for bad and doubtful debts fell to 45 million pounds from 71 million pounds previously. 35. Last month, the bank said fourth-quarter earnings fell 32 percent as provisions for doubtful debt increased. 36. B ) provision for bad and doubtful debts 37. The bank's total provisioning for doubtful debts tripled to A $ 333 million in the year. 38. OCBC said that this reflects its conservative view in the recognition of bad and doubtful debts . 39. Provisions for bad and doubtful debts fell to 177.1 million pounds from 221.5 million pounds previously. 40. The company said it set aside provisions for bad and doubtful debts of $ 119 million.