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19:23 Sep 2, 2011
German to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Real Estate
German term or phrase:drohenden Abschriften
Aufgrund von Schwierigkeiten der meisten Immobilien finanzierenden Banken aufgrund von hoher Belastung des Eigenkapitals aufgrund von drohenden Abschriften im Wege der europäischen Staatsfinanzierungskrise sind die meisten Banken relativ vernünftigen und finanzieren tatsächlich mit relativ hohen Eigenkapitalanforderungen.
This is from a business report from a real estate company.
Explanation: Abschreibungen (very special, probably non-Germany term for this being Abschriften) basically means losses in this context, only that that latter term is not financial jargon.
Explanation: Abschreibungen (very special, probably non-Germany term for this being Abschriften) basically means losses in this context, only that that latter term is not financial jargon.
Example sentence(s):
But, while lenders and investors have been working to raise the necessary capital reserves to withstand looming write-offs and losses from this consumer-based mess, a new group of bank customers have been watching their own situation get worse.
The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +3
