South Korea suffered a credit card crisis in 2003-2004, but analysts do not expect a repeat, although they say the global financial crisis will weigh heavily on the economy and markets.

韩国在2003 - 2004年遭逢信用卡危机，但分析师认为历史不会重演，尽管他们认为全球金融危机将拖累韩国经济和市场。

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When credit card companies raised rates in the face of declining profits during the recession, the industry's consumer reputation sank faster than the economy.

在经济萧条时期，面临利润下降的局面，信用卡公司反而提高了利息率，这让行业的名声日益下滑。

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The service was heavily promoted in Europe, especially the U.K. Real Network's Rhapsody service announced in August that it had lost 50, 000 of its 800, 000 subscribers during the third quarter, blaming credit card defaults and the lousy economy.

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The government has announced it will introduce legislation banning excessive debit and credit card charges across the economy.

BBC: Airlines include debit card charges in headline price

Can anybody stop the credit-card companies changing the rules after the game has started (and before the economy turns down, and the full extent of the debt mess becomes clear)?

ECONOMIST: Deeper in debt