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Giving Asia some credit

The use of personal credit—in the form of credit cards, personal loans, and automobile loans—has always been low in Asia. It fell even further when the financial crises of 1997 caused banks to rein in their lending, leading to a drastic reduction in the level of outstanding co...

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