If international lenders want to help countries improve their standards of living, they should tie debt forgiveness to the implementation of the five basic principles of economic progress.

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It might seem churlish to single out Barclays for this criticism, especially since I know that virtually all the other major banking institutions involved in money-laundering, LIBOR manipulation and all the other unethical and illegal activity over the past five years, have similar codes or principles of best practice in place and claim to link them to remuneration.

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He remained on the board (in the chair for five years), and signs of loyalty to principles appeared in 1999 when he wrote an open letter to the paper's employees condemning a secret deal in which the management had agreed to devote an edition of the Sunday magazine to a local sports arena in return for sharing the advertising profits.

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Benitez is facing the most difficult period of his five years in charge at Anfield, but insists he will not compromise his principles to get out of an uncomfortable situation.

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