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RBS to reveal hit from the big credit squeeze

Analysts fear ABN Amro takeover has led to vastly increased write-down levels

ROYAL Bank of Scotland is expected to announce write-downs of between £500 million and £1.9 billion from the global credit squeeze this week, with rumours circulating that a slippage in second-half earnings could also be confirmed.