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Belgium, Luxembourg scramble to sell Fortis (Reuters)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081004/bs_nm/us_fortis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20081004/2008_10_04t154549_450x300_us_fortis.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=wUIw0Lq4ROxXh.NzGMhO4g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Dutch Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende (C), Noud Wellink, president of the Dutch National Bank (L) and Minister of Finances, Wouter Bos (R) attend a news meeting in The Hague, October 3, 2008. The Dutch government has agreed to take over the banking and insurance activities of troubled financial services group Fortis in the Netherlands, Belgium said on Friday. (Stringer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Belgium and Luxembourg scrambled on Saturday to find a buyer for the remains of troubled financial group Fortis and mulled a further nationalization after the Netherlands took over its Dutch units.</p><br clear="all"/>