Bank run in Latvia caused by Twitter rumors

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  1. Silber

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    People seem to be pretty nervous:

    Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...r-sparks-10-000-strong-rush-Latvian-bank.html

    I wonder whether this might happen in a larger country as well. Presumably, such an event could kick off an avalance: Once the bank run is large enough to be mentioned in the media, it will reinforce itself...
     
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    December 14, Wall Street Journal
    Latvians Regain Their Calm - By GUSTAV SANDSTROM

    More than trust... there is even love of the financially savvy kind.


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    No one cough! Don't make a sound... or the herd might startle and stampede.
     

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