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The up-coming crisis and the banking sector in the Baltic States

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Festić, M., Repina, S. & Kavkler, A. The up-coming crisis and the banking sector in the Baltic States. Swiss J Economics Statistics 145, 269–291 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03399282

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