Italian Banks May Accept Prosciutto as Collateral
A plan is floating in Rome to allow Italian banks to accept expensive wines and prosciutto as collateral from struggling vintners and ham producers. The idea builds upon a tradition of banks storing massive wheels of parmesan cheese as loan collateral while they age.
Posted by Josh Friedland on Aug 19, 2009
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Aug 20, 2009 12:26:22 AM
Posted By: kayenne
COOL!