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05.07.26 - 14:48
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The UK′s Latest "Debanking" Scandal Should Give Everyone Pause (ZeroHedge)
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The UK's Latest "Debanking" Scandal Should Give Everyone Pause
Authored by Nick Corbishley via NakedCapitalism.com,
UK-based readers may recall the moment almost exactly three years ago when the word “debanking” entered the mainstream British English lexicon. The prestigious London-based private bank Coutts had just decided to close Nigel Farage's bank account due to his unsavoury political views and alleged Russian connections. That decision turned out to be very costly.
Almost immediately, Farage did what Farage does best: he whipped up a massive media frenzy. In next to no time two senior banking scalps had been claimed: those of Dame Alison Rose, the CEO of Coutts' parent bank and “Big Four” lender, Natwest (formerly known as the Royal Bank of Scotland) and Coutts' chief executive Peter Flavel.
Within a month, Natwest's share price had slumped 8%, wiping £1 billion off its market cap, much of which was being propped up with public funds, and generating juicy retur...
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