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Now playing Next Economy Deutsche Banks ends Russian operations Deutsche Bank has confirmed its closing part of its business in Russia as a result of sanctions and investigations into share trades. The German firm 18/09/2015
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Now playing Next United Kingdom Former London banker jailed for 14 years in Libor scandal A court in London has sentenced a former city trader to 14 years in prison for his part in rigging interbank interest rates, known as Libor 04/08/2015
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