Count down, but not out: Germany's Matuchka Group
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Matuschka began to suffer problems when its leveraged buy-out of a metal company in 1988 resulted in a DM28 million loss. A new acting chief executive has been appointed and has the mandate to turn the company around in six months. The firm's founder Count Matuschka still owns 55%.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Squabbling Europeans
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London, England, is currently the top financial center in Europe, because it has the largest foreign-exchange and equity markets. The most significant challenge comes from Frankfurt, Germany, since the city may become the center of a European economic union.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Pinstripe city: Leeds
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The manufacturing city of Leeds, England, is becoming a financial center, with employment in the financial services industry climbing 41% in the 1980s. The Leeds Financial Sector Initiative seeks to expand the city's influence into mainland Europe.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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