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...You have the sea, you have the mountains and you have a lot of influence from north Africa – you can easily find a banana plant, or cassava....
...The retailer, which also owns the Banana Republic and Athleta brands, described Dickson as the “lead architect” in “reinvigorating” Mattel’s brands....
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...Wagner fallout: The Kremlin’s relatively lenient approach to Yevgeny Prigozhin reflects its weakness and has turned Russia “into a banana republic”, says one former official....
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...And Finma, along with the Swiss government, is now in the crosshairs of US investors, who have accused Switzerland of acting like a “banana republic” over the decision to upend the usual investor hierarchy...
...Mark Dowding, chief investment officer at RBC BlueBay, which held Credit Suisse AT1 bonds, said Switzerland was “looking more like a banana republic”....
...“It’s all a bit banana republic,” said John Nicolson, Scottish National Party MP for Ochil and South Perthshire....
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