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Central & eastern EuropeNovember 3 2003

Market booms

Foreign-owned bank expansion and strong economics are fuelling the growth trend. Alice Brand reports.
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Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) continues to be the fastest growing

banking market in the world as the foreign-owned banks that dominate

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