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1997 Asian financial crisis

Kia Motors emergency loans

Jul, 1997
South Korea

Later that year, in July, South Korea's third-largest car maker, Kia Motors, asked for emergency loans. The domino effect of collapsing large South Korean companies drove the interest rates up and international investors away.


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