Brazil's Itaú sees provisions soaring, weak credit growth this year

SAO PAULO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Itaú Unibanco Holding SA , Brazil's largest non-government bank, announced on Tuesday the following operating estimates for this year: 1) Itaú's consolidated loan book, which includes guarantees and corporate debt holdings, is expected to grow between a negative 0.5 percent and a positive 4.5 percent this year, compared with an expansion of 4.6 percent in 2015. 2) Itaú targets interest income, or revenue from lending-related transactions, to grow between 2 percent