Ironically, one of the first companies to benefit was Hyundai, which swiftly became a major bankroller of home-grown movies.

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It may also prove tricky that the main bankroller of the signature-drive is a man whose son is in prison for two counts of manslaughter in a car accident.

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Germany, the eurozone's biggest single rescue bankroller, got the ball rolling and managed to win French support for a pact to tighten rules on state spending all round the eurozone.

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