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The World Economy, Part Three

March 20, 2009
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The World Economy, Part Three

Next week, I will be in San Francisco for the Game Designers’ Conference. The first day will be devoted entirely to localization issues. I will have a lengthy report. Until then, here are a few more reports from around the world. HUNGARY: In the city where I live over 1000 people lost their job because a major firm closed down.  Besides that, whoever has a Swiss franc or Euro based loan has to pay 30% more because the Hungarian Forint has fallen so low.  They are talking about raising the VAT, but it is already 20%! Personally I think I…

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