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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