IKB owner plays down talk of higher subprime losses

(Reuters) - "Talk of bigger numbers is complete speculation," said a
spokesman for the bank, which owns 38 percent of IKB.




IKB, which lends to small- and mid-sized firms, has become
Europe's highest-profile casualty so far of the crisis in U.S.
subprime mortgage market.


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