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Afghanistan – Afghan Central Bank Governor Says Kabul Bank In No Danger Of Collapse

Afghan Central Bank Governor Says Kabul Bank In No Danger Of Collapse
Afghan Central Bank Governor Says Kabul Bank In No Danger Of Collapse

Mexico, US open joint office to combat drug gangs
Mexican and US officials opened a first joint office to manage the distribution of more than 1.3 billion dollars in US security aid to help fight brutal drug gangs.

Afghan authorities take Kabul Bank control: report
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Authorities in Afghanistan have taken control of Kabul Bank, Afghanistan’s largest private bank, ordering the handover of $160 million in luxury properties in a move to prevent financial havoc in that country, The Washington Post reported Tuesday on its online edition. The bank, which is partially owned by Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s brother, handles salary …

Afghanistan takes control of Kabul Bank
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 31 (UPI) — Officials in Afghanistan said regulators seized control of the county’s largest private bank, where a collapse would be an economic and political nightmare. Afghanistan – Kabul Bank – Asia – Kabul – Bank

Afghanistan’s Kabul Bank taken over amid graft claims
Authorities in Afghanistan have taken over the nation’s top bank, which is partly owned by President Hamid Karzai’s brother and has been beset by graft claims, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.

GM reports 7 percent sales dip compared with July
General Motors says its August sales dropped 7 percent compared with July, as the shaky economy discouraged customers from buying new cars and trucks.

Video: Captured Mexican drug lord knew top capos
A former Texas high school football player and petty street dealer who allegedly rose to become one of Mexico’s most savage assassins says he personally knew the country’s top drug lords, shipped cocaine from Colombia through Panama and had a film made about his exploits.

Afghan bank’s bosses ousted to avert meltdown
Authorities have reportedly intervened to try to avert the potentially disastrous collapse of Afghanistan’s biggest bank after uncovering a web of shady transactions involving well-connected insiders.

Kabul Bank safe, says Afghan central bank governor
Afghanistan’s central bank governor said Wednesday the country’s biggest bank, Kabul Bank, was in no danger of collapse following allegations of corruption in the US media.