Citibank, and to a lesser extent Bank of America, are also widely believed to have deep relationships with Enron.

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Arnott, who has managed the fund since 2002, believes mean reversion could take hold as soon as some uncertainties are taken removed from the market, especially concerning General Motors, Citigroup, and to a lesser extent, AIG and Bank of America 's merger with Merrill Lynch.

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With Beijing traditionally having kept tight control over foreign exchange, CDB and to a lesser extent the Export-Import Bank of China, a fellow policy bank have dominated the funding of overseas projects and investments of Chinese firms.

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Start your stroll at the north bank promenade in Kleinbasel (Lesser Basel), a picturesque residential area thriving with local coffee and art shops tucked in between old brick houses decorated with red and purple pansies and colourful wooden shutters.

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Bob Gach, head of the capital-markets practice at Accenture, a management-consulting firm, thinks the new shackles will hasten the demise of the stand-alone investment bank though Goldman and, to a lesser extent, Morgan Stanley may remain as exceptions.

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In an interview, Lesser told me he believes Power REIT will be able to obtain bank financing for the property at an interest rate in the high 5% range.

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