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Commerzbank profit down on Greek debt

German bank lowers its forecast for 2011 loan-loss provisions to below €1.8bn, cautioning that future results would depend on the European sovereign debt crisis

Commerzbank said net profit fell 93% in the second quarter, as it wrote down its entire Greek sovereign debt portfolio, which caused a €760m hit.

Germany's second-largest listed bank, in which the government holds a 25%-plus-one-share stake, lowered its forecast for 2011 loan-loss provisions to below €1.8bn from the previous €2.3bn.

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