In the Asian Crisis, Which Began in 1997

question 29

Multiple Choice

In the Asian crisis, which began in 1997,

• A)investors began to pull their financial investments out of Asia with urgency.
• B)large banks from Asia began purchasing large American banks, threatening the health of the U.S.financial system.
• C)mutual funds in Asia began to fail in large numbers.
• D)savings-and-loan institutions in Asia began to fail in large numbers.

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