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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (64772)7/19/2010 5:55:07 AM
From: elmatador  Respond to of 217711
 
AUSTRIA: financial services version of the Hapsburg Empire is looking tattered these days.

Austrian banks, which became some of the most profitable in Europe by expanding east of the Danube after the end of the Cold War, now reflect the economic problems that Eastern Europe faces as it slowly recovers from a sharp economic downturn and tries to pay down a pile of private-sector debt.
nytimes.com