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Reached by telephone on Monday, a Commerzbank spokesperson said the bank was sticking to this plan.

In 2009 it snapped up the Swiss subsidiary of Dresdner Bank, one ailing German bank which had merged with another, Commerzbank.

"Germany lagged the rest of Europe coming out of the last recession, " says Jö rg Krä mer, chief economist at Commerzbank.

"Inflation will not be an issue for a period of one to two years, " said Christoph Weil, economist at Commerzbank.

But CDB was never able to submit a formal bid and Allianz over the weekend agreed to sell Dresdner to German rival Commerzbank.

Commerzbank wants to try to meet EBA demands by cutting risk-weighted assets as well as through other measures to manage capital.

But for Commerzbank, which already has the German government as a minority shareholder, the outlook is particularly bleak.

Officials in Berlin are privately sceptical that Commerzbank can keep to its pledge to shore up its capital without using more state funds.

Commerzbank warned: "We envisage oil testing the $80 a barrel hurdle in the next few days. "

Among the large European banks that are dumping Italian bonds are BNP Paribas and Commerzbank.

Commerzbank suspended the payments this year, following a stern talking-to by Germany's bank regulator and its bank bail-out fund.

Commerzbank analyst Daniel Schwarz estimates that VW derived more than half of its profit from China in the quarter.

Both Allianz and Commerzbank have decided to keep their business mix focused on what they do best.

Earlier labour-market reforms continue to put pressure on the unemployed to find work, notes Eckart Tuchtfeld of Commerzbank.

And it is better to have a foot in the door and be prepared for when the EU lifts its ban and allows Commerzbank to make acquisitions again.

Midway through the course, he was promoted to head Commerzbank's private banking operations in Singapore.

Two other rescued firms, Royal Bank of Scotland and Commerzbank, took a similar approach.

Dresdner also has an investment bank, but Commerzbank plans to ax half its staff and drastically scale back the unit's trading operation.

Over the summer Germany's Commerzbank and WestLB both agreed to tough penalties.

But officials think Commerzbank will be hard-pushed to present a convincing plan by the January deadline.

Poland has a biggish deficit, although Commerzbank's pledge suggests its credit line to rich Europe may be more solid.

Germany's Commerzbank said it expected to make a full-year profit.

Currently the tallest building in Europe is Frankfurt's 260-metre Commerzbank tower.

A further strand to the deal sees Allianz buying Commerzbank's fund management business Cominvest.

'Spain is approaching its target to bring its government finances in order, ' analysts at Commerzbank said.

Commerzbank, its local rival, reached agreement recently with the government for more state aid.

Commerzbank AG retreated 4. 2 percent after profit missed analysts' estimates.

Taking Citigroup, RBS, Commerzbank and HSBC together, bad-bank assets have fallen from $1. 6 trillion in early 2009 to almost $1 trillion.

Now those same instruments are producing modest profits for some firms, such as Commerzbank.

Commerzbank and ING (ING) each hold $3. 9 billion in Greek government debt.

Commerzbank AG lost 3. 2 percent after announcing a capital increase.

Commerzbank AG lost 1. 2 percent after announcing a capital increase.

In Germany, Commerzbank climbed almost 5%, with Deutsche Bank gaining 3. 5%.

Commerzbank gold analyst Eugen Weinberg said China would have to buy 4, 400 tons of gold to reach that level.

Commerzbank AG, a German bank, came for $11. 6 billion.

Total write-downs for 2008 for Commerzbank came to around 1 billion euros.

Last week, Commerzbank revised its German GDP forecast for this year to 2. 5 per cent from 1. 8 per cent.

Last year Commerzbank paid interest on notes issued by Eurohypo=, its property-lending subsidiary, even though it suffered losses.

Commerzbank AG, Germany's second-biggest bank, lost 2. 1 percent to 6. 31 euros.

Commerzbank is selling the shares at 5. 25 euros to 5. 35 euros each, according to two people with knowledge of the transaction.

Commerzbank retreated 3. 2 percent to 5. 46 euros.

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