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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...kind of privatization that gives sell-offs a bad name. Part of the bank was privatized by the voucher method. Although the state kept a majority stake, that share was subsequently diluted. In 1998 the state unloaded its remaining stake (36.29%) to Nomura, the Japanese investment bank, which resold its shares to a passive Dutch shareholder. At no point did the bank have a strategic investor to oversee its conduct. Depositors panicked last June and took out some $440 million in deposits in just three days. On June 16, two dozen members of the Czech antiterrorist police, wielding submachine guns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paying The Price | 10/23/2000 | See Source »

...added 20% to his bottom line. And here's the best part: most of the outlaw commodes sold in Windsor are made in the U.S. by companies like Kohler and American Standard. The high-flush models can still be produced for export, so long as they are not resold in the U.S. And thanks to NAFTA, they are duty free...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Psst! Wanna Buy An Illegal Toilet? | 4/3/2000 | See Source »

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