Report into Barings Bank collapse

Title

Report into Barings Bank collapse

Genre

Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

18 Jul 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:00:41

Description

Chancellor Kenneth Clarke, responding in the House of Commons, to the Bank of England report into the collapse of Barings Bank. He criticises their auditors, Coopers and Lybrand.

Contributors

Kenneth Clarke

Keywords

Economics; Stock exchanges; Nick Leeson; Barings Bank; Coopers and Lybrand

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