New turmoil for Fortis

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Series Details 29.9.08
Publication Date 27/09/2008
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The turbulence at Fortis, the Belgo-Dutch banking and insurance group, in September 2008, could hardly have erupted at a worse time for Belgium, whose linguistic rivalries and disputes over regional autonomy are so intractable that the country has been in almost total political deadlock for 15 months.

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BBC News, 30.9.08: Rich Flanders seeks more autonomy http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7640176.stm
ESO: Background information: Fortis's woes lie with ABN Amro deal http://www.europeansources.info/record/fortiss-woes-lie-with-abn-amro-deal/
ESO: Background information: Belgium’s government. Leterme’s limits http://www.europeansources.info/record/belgiums-government-letermes-limits/

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