Investment banking has, in recent years, resembled a casino, and the massive scale of gambling losses has dragged down traditional business and retail lending activities as banks try to rebuild their balance sheets. This was one aspect of modern financial liberalisation that had dire consequences.
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Nationality: British Type: Politician Born: May 9, 1943 |
“The weakness of ourselves and of our reason makes us see flaws in beauties by making us consider everything piece by piece.”