Officials have said foreign banks could later apply for licenses for wholly-owned subsidiaries in a country with an antiquated banking system that only recently added interlinked ATMs. Many people stash money in safes or buy gold and jade rather than trust local banks, which last suffered a run in 2003.

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However a spectacular second period run saw Panthers race into a telling 5-2 lead thanks to goals from Danny Meyers, Jade Galbraith and Bruce Richardson.

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