Diks is aiming for 1, 000 Beter Bed stores by 2003, which means expanding the company from locations in Austria, Germany, Holland and France to open stores in Italy, Belgium and Poland.

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Northern economies that are very open to trade, such as Belgium, Austria and the Netherlands, were still shrinking in the second quarter, while in the south, Portugal and Greece managed some modest growth (see chart).

ECONOMIST: The euro-area economy

The Scot, 21, was playing competitively for the first time since last month's Davis Cup defeat by Austria and was featuring in his first ATP event since losing to Roger Federer in the US Open final early in September.

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The European Commission, however, turned to the courts to outlaw open-skies deals made by Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria and Germany.

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