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Re:Why forex trading is exploding across Africa by nannal on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @10:30AM (#26399709)
> these were popular in Eastern Europe

Aside from Albania & the 1997 unrest, where else had these issues?

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Re:Why forex trading is exploding across Africa by ivanche on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @10:44AM (#26399880)
Former Yugoslavia. Heck, we even had banks that offered monthly 10-15% interest on savings accounts in Deutsche Marks. Needless to say, the whole scheme collapsed after a year or so.
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Re:Why forex trading is exploding across Africa by ChuckNorris89 on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @10:38AM (#26399792)
Romania
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Re:Why forex trading is exploding across Africa by Mediterraneo10 on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @10:44AM (#26399870)
Yes, the most infamous Romanian case was "Caritas" in 1992–94.[0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caritas_(Ponzi_scheme)

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