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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Loan Sharks Worsen the Bind for Some Greeks
Greek entrepreneurs, denied bank credit, sometimes turn to loan sharks.
But their high-interest loans often just worsen the squeeze, and have played a role in at least six suicides in the city of Heraklion on Crete, says its public prosecutor.
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