'the fourth quarter was one of the most difficult ever for Commerzbank,' Chief Executive Martin Blessing said.

该行首席执行长布莱辛(Martin Blessing)说，去年第四季度是我们所经历最为艰难的一段时期。

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The chief executive, Martin Blessing, is foregoing his bonus claims - a decision which the company's chairman described as "honourable".

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"Although at the start of the year our customers felt somewhat less uncertain generally, as did capital market participants, it is still too soon to speak of an underlying trend reversal, " chairman Martin Blessing said in a statement.

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