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  • Amsterdam considering bank help for prostitutes

    07/08/2009 3:54:15 AM PDT · by Loyalist · 5 replies · 528+ views
    Reuters/Yahoo! ^ | July 7, 2009 | Ben Berkowitz
    AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Amsterdam city council is turning its attention to a pressing problem for one of the city's key business sectors -- banking and credit for prostitutes who can't get accounts from mainstream institutions. The city's red light district is famed the world over for its women in tiny windows and even tinier clothing, but despite the trade being legal, many banks shy away from taking the ladies on as customers. As part of the city's "Project 1012" to remake the De Wallen neighborhood, which includes the sex district, the city council has been asked to find a way...