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Fall of Barings

Title
Fall of Barings
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
13 Sep 1995
Year of production
1995
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Duration
00:03:14
Description
Brian Ging reports on Barings Bank fall as former Barings trader Nick Leeson appears to have failed in his bid to be tried in Britain. The Serious Fraud Office is expected to announce it won’t try to extradite Leeson which will clear the way for a hearing in Singapore. Leeson heard in clips from BBC interview with David Frost.
Contributors
Brian Ging; Nick Leeson
Keywords
Fraud; Crime; BBC; Banks; Serious Fraud Office; Nick Leeson; Barings Bank; Singapore

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