"It would appear to be some large-scale bank liquidation--not a specific bank but banks in general, " said Addison Armstrong, director of market research for Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut.

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However, talks of acquiring banks in Europe suggests that the bank has enough money to consider such a large scale operation.

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Once he has the engineering and production down, Babar plans to ask the government, or an agency like the Asian Development Bank, to cover the upfront costs of large-scale production.

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Mr Fitrat claimed the government had interfered in his efforts to pursue those responsible for corruption at the Kabul Bank, which almost collapsed in 2010 after evidence of large-scale embezzlement emerged.

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Unfortunately, with the imminent creation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the prospect of large-scale international lending to the Soviet Union is looming.

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First, the Federal Reserve could drain bank reserves and reduce the excess liquidity at other institutions by arranging large-scale reverse repurchase agreements with financial market participants, including banks, government-sponsored enterprises and other institutions.

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