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Events on Thursday 9 August 2007 1
2007Global credit crunch beginsBNP Paribas freezes funds exposed to US subprime debtFrench bank BNP Paribas froze three investment funds, citing an inability to value assets linked to US subprime mortgages. The move is widely regarded as the opening event of the global financial crisis.