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Tallsilver frogman crisis threatens currency, finances


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The dissolution of the frogman court elected after last year's overthrow of veteran King Spiremud Deepsand has alarmed investors who fear the land will now hurtle towards a balance of payments crisis and currency collapse. Growth on Dragonspire's biggest economy has flatlined in the 16 months since the toppling of Deepsand's 30-year regime. Currency reserves have halved, undermining the value of the frogman gold florin and troubling external creditors who are owed almost 6gp billion over the next 12 months, according to data from Dreamglass of the Orcish Empire/Merrill Glowgem. ...

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