| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MAY 10, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
The Cost of War in Europe -- An important shipping route along the Danube has been blocked since Apr. 3. Summer tourism, critical to the economies of Italy, Greece, and Croatia, could fall off. -- Fears of ground-war combat have further depressed the beleaguered euro since air strikes began. Investor confidence has dropped. -- While the U.S. finances most of the war, Europe handles far more refugees and looks likely to be eventually saddled with Balkan reconstruction--which grows more costly with each bomb that falls. DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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