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...But last summer experts pointed out that YouGov had described Balshore as “the family trust of Nadhim Zahawi” in its reports. Likewise, Zahawi received a payment from Balshore of £99,000 in 2005....
...So banks internationally wanted nothing to do with Afghanistan for fear of falling foul of the sanctions. So this meant if you had savings in a bank, they were often trapped there....
...A further $2mn flowed into the Wootton Cricket account in April 2013 from Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak al-Nahyan, a member of Abu Dhabi’s royal family, government minister and chair of Pakistan’s Bank Alfalah...
...They look at Facebook’s past five years and its attempts — frequently belated, often ambiguous — to deal with the way that state actors (Russia et al), hoodlums (such as the Proud Boys), politicians (a list...
...In Europe, the pandemic has undermined trust, sending voters in search of new answers, Simon Kuper says....
...College of Fashion, V&A East and a UK outpost for the US’s Smithsonian Institution....
...(RTL, FT) FT Globetrotter is looking for reader tips on the best places for an al fresco drink this summer. Tell us your favourite spot here (a selection of the best answers will be published)....
...“I pride myself on being a global man — a citizen of the world,” he said....
...French trust in institutions such as parliament, banks and media is also low by western European standards. So Parisian politicians have always built relationships over food....
...Turkish markets had enjoyed a period of relative calm in recent months after the central bank announced — and maintained — a huge rate rise after the decline in the currency last summer....
...The trust’s OCF is 1.15 per cent....
...Banks have to rely on central banks as lenders of last resort....
...(This year, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is revealing the results of their archaeological dig on the site.)...
...et al. is the “term premium” on 10-year debt....
...Al Dar (8 rue Frédéric Sauton, 5th) where I’ve been going for 20 years, for the best Lebanese takeaway. I order the most delicious shawarma and eat it on the bank of the Seine in front of Notre Dame....
...Nonoguchi finds the corpse of a fellow writer; but as he had designs on the man’s wife, do we trust his story?...
...So it’s not surprising that the first response from Buchheit et al is to answer back with bits of the bond contract that suggest sneaky loopholes instead....
...Beyond this, observers even argued that the formula should mean that Elliott et al effectively received the terms of the debt restructuring....
...Collected here are the funny grumbles of the citizens of that commuter-belt town....
...A small fee on the largest financial institutions will ensure that it won’t add to the deficit, and will give banks that were rescued by taxpayers a chance to repay a deficit of trust....
...Hani al-Masri, an analyst based in Ramallah, points out that the divisions between the West Bank and Gaza severely weakened the Palestinian campaign for international recognition....
...So, Bernanke et al are now going to be increasingly targeting longer-term interest rates as a means to revive growth, mitigate double-dip risks and avoid a potentially destabilizing deflationary experience...
...Dizzy with excitement at my realisation that one could travel abroad just for an art exhibition, I revelled in this showcasing of Kandinsky, Dix, Grosz, Beckmann et al....
...Moving forward, we are committed to a partnership with Pakistan that is built on a foundation of mutual interests, mutual respect, and mutual trust....
...What really happened at Northern Rock, Royal Bank of Scotland et al? This gives you a clearer idea....
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