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  bibo_abstract:
  - The global economic crisis in the 1890s affected the economy of Greece severely,
    and in 1893 the Greek State had to stop servicing its foreign debt. Part of the<br
    />problem was the lack of diversity of Greek agricultural production, which
    was focused on raisins and currants (especially flavourful raisins, grown exclusively
    in the area around Corinth) for export. The collapse of market prices for this
    good seriously affected the Greek treasury and society in the growing regions.
    The Greek government responded by trying to withhold part of the harvest in fertile
    years to stabilise world market prices. Plans to organise a monopoly company for
    the currant trade necessitated high sums of capital from abroad. This article
    investigates the question of how foreign bankers in London (Hambro & Son,
    Emile Erlanger) and Paris (Banque de l’Union Parisienne) could be convinced to
    participate in the project. Which factors allowed foreign bankers to trust in the
    Greek national economy despite its poor reputation? What factors influenced their risk
    management? The focus is on the role of Greek brokers in persuading the foreigners to
    invest in Greece, especially the role played by Ioannis Pesmazoglou, the director
    of the young and innovative Bank of Athens.@eng
  bibo_authorlist:
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Korinna
      foaf_name: Schönhärl, Korinna
      foaf_surname: Schönhärl
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=89037
    orcid: 0000-0002-7967-3261
  bibo_doi: 10.12681/hr.308
  bibo_volume: 10
  dct_date: 2013^xs_gYear
  dct_isPartOf:
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/1791-7603
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/1790-3572
  dct_language: eng
  dct_publisher: National Documentation Centre (EKT)@
  dct_subject:
  - History
  dct_title: 'Fighting the Financial Crisis in Greece: The Privileged Company to Protect
    Production and Trade in Currants (1905) as International Bank Cooperation@'
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