The big forces driving that opening are independent of the games (see article).

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On other business fronts, Merkel was the driving force behind opening Deutsche Telecom, still 15% owned by the state, to investment from the Blackstone Group, an American private equity firm.

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On other business fronts, Merkel was the driving force behind opening Deutsche Telecom (nyse: DT - news - people ), still 15% owned by the state, to investment from the Blackstone Group, an American private equity firm.

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