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provision of a twenty percent over call

English translation: capitalization at twenty percent over the set amount

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English term or phrase:	provision of a twenty percent over call
English translation:	capitalization at twenty percent over the set amount
Entered by:	Stephanie Ezrol

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13:17 Aug 18, 2011

English to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Other

English term or phrase: provision of a twenty percent over call

The production will be capitalized at one million, two hundred and fifty thousand, with provision of a twenty percent over call.

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capitalization at twenty percent over the set amount

Explanation:
The text could be rewritten as follows for meaning:

The production will be capitalized at one million, two hundred and fifty thousand, with a provision that twenty percent more than that will be accepted.

The call refers to the amount of money to be invested as capital for production. The over call is the amount that will be accepted above the one million, two hundred and fifty thousand.

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THIS EXAMPLE SHOULD BE HELPFUL:

For the Swiss banks, our analysis proceeds as follows:
 New regulations call for capitalization of 19%. We expect the actual figure to end up around 20%, thus allowing for a
marginal voluntary buffer. This increase in capitalization can be achieved either by building up tangible equity – or – through a
combination of tangible equity build up and CoCo issuance.
The three basic scenarios to achieving the new minimum capitalization therefore are
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