Ericsson says ST-Ericsson charge mainly loan write off
December 20, 2012 at 03:08 AM EST
STOCKHOLM, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The bulk of an 8 billion Swedish crown ($1.22 billion) charge Ericsson is taking for its loss-making joint venture ST-Ericsson comes from writing off loans to the company, Ericsson said on Thursday.