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
- 00:00:58
- Description
- Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown speaking in the House of Commons on the Bank of England report into the collapse of Barings Bank. He agrees with the charges made against trader Nick Leeson and Barings management by the Chancellor Kenneth Clarke, but also criticises the Bank of England.
- Contributors
- Gordon Brown
- Keywords
- Economics; Stock exchanges; Nick Leeson; Barings Bank
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