Shares in KBC, a Belgian bank, plummeted by more than half between January 15th and 20th on concerns that it would take big write-downs on corporate CDOs (collateralised-debt obligations).

• 比利时联合金融集团（一家比利时银行），鉴于其将转销大量的企业债务抵押债券（CDOs），公司跌掉超过一半的价值。