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just as they would have benefited Europe's largest economies |
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because the Eurozone's two largest economies, France and Germany, need lower interest rates to spur growth |
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since the European countries were particularly scared of an approaching crash |
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while, in Spain, interest rates on mortgages were almost zero |
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so long as real estate in Ireland and Spain had been overvalued by 15 and 13 per cent respectively |