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European banks criticized over Greek writedowns
An international accounting board has sharply criticized some European banks and financial firms for not taking sufficient writedowns on the Greek bonds they hold.The International Accounting Standards Board said some firms only wrote down the value of their Greek bonds according to a restructuring suggested by the Greek government, which would see their value drop by about 21 percent.However, if