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Charles Dallara, head of Greece's bondholders lobbying group, the Institute of International Finance, Charles Dallara gestures during his speech at the National Bank of Greece, hosted by the Hellenic Bank Association in Athens on November 14, 2012. Dallara arrived the day before in the Greek capital to "exchange views with senior government officials and private sector leaders regarding Greece and the euro area." Negotiated by the IIF as part of a second international Greek bailout deal early this year, commercial banks agreed to write off 53 percent of the face value of 206 billion euros ($262.6 billion) in commercial loans to the Greek state. AFP PHOTO / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP via Getty Images)