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The boom-and-bust '80s may be history, but the banking rough-and-tumble is + now more pronounced than ever. In the U.S. the battered industry is selling assets to recapitalize itself after the debacles of Third World debt, the decay in value of high-risk junk bonds used for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bareknuckle Banking | 7/30/1990 | See Source »

Smith puts away his students' charming first efforts and goes to work, devoting two or three weeks to each continent or land mass. Africa, hands down the toughest nut, warrants four weeks. "It's got a lot of little countries and weird names," explains Sara Stonberg. There are no tricks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Quick! Name Togo's Capital | 7/16/1990 | See Source »

When they finally came round to understand that they were faced with a fait * accompli, they swallowed their misgivings and tried to regain control. This turned out to be rather difficult, for by now not only East Germany but half a continent was out of hand. It would have taken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany: Rigmarole | 7/9/1990 | See Source »

The political revolution that swept through Eastern Europe last year was just the beginning. Now comes a rush of new business ventures that will open the region to the rest of the world and change the way East Europeans work, play and shop. In Hungary, General Electric paid $150 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Kids on the Bloc | 7/2/1990 | See Source »

Meanwhile, Polish television viewers have become accustomed to glitzy commercials for Benetton sportswear on Poland's two state-run channels. The 30-second spots were placed by Italian media magnate Silvio Berlusconi, who operates Italy's three largest private TV stations and controls the most extensive film library on the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Kids on the Bloc | 7/2/1990 | See Source »

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