French far-right chief says party's bank shuts down accounts

FILE – In this May 2, 2017 file photo, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen delivers a speech during a conference in Paris. Le Pen, says that the party's long-time bank, Societe Generale, has closed its accounts in what amounts to a “banking fatwa” to suffocate it. She said that a legal complaint would be
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Philip Hammond made fixing the “dysfunctional” housing market the cornerstone of his Autumn Budget, with the goal of restoring “the dream of homeownership for a new generation”. He announced measures that aim to raise housing supply by the end of this Parliament to hit 300,000 homes a year – the
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Scrapping stamp duty for four out of five first-time buyers was part of a package of measures designed to fix the housing market announced by the chancellor, Philip Hammond. With effect from today, first-time buyers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland spending up to £300,000 on a property will no
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LUSAKA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) — Zambia's central bank on Wednesday cut its benchmark lending rate in order to trigger interest rate reduction by commercial banks. The policy rate was reduced by 75 basis points from 11.0 percent to 10.25 percent, according to the Bank of Zambia (BoZ). Central bank
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The institutional investor owned 61,535 shares of the transportation company's stock after buying an additional 22,350 shares during the quarter. Chicago Equity Partners LLC owned approximately 0.32% of CAI International worth $1,866,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Other large
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Black Friday bargains don't typically include discounts on real estate in Colorado or anywhere else. But one company is making just such an offer from Thanksgiving afternoon through Cyber Monday in Denver, where the head of the firm predicts costs will remain high for the foreseeable future.
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China has taken steps to rein in the rapidly growing and lightly regulated market for online micro-lenders in the government's latest crackdown on Internet … also told local regulators to restrict the granting of new approvals for micro-loan firms to conduct lending across regions, according to the sources.
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One of the government's flagship policies intended to fix the country's “broken housing market” will drive up house prices and mainly benefit those who already own property, according to the government's independent fiscal watchdog. Chancellor Philip Hammond announced today that first-time buyers
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She said the closure of her and the party's accounts amounted to a “banking fatwa” against the Front National, which has said it will sue both banks for discrimination. Le Pen said the closures were a political decision designed to “stop the Front National taking part in democratic life and to cause the
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A whopping 60 per cent of the black money in the country is pumped into immovable assets in the form of both residential and commercial properties, according to news reports. And everyone is in on the game, from individuals to family-managed trusts and closely held charitable trusts. In fact, within 4
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Hong Kong's benchmark equity gauge rose above the 30,000 level for the first time in a decade as Tencent Holdings Ltd. extended its rally and Chinese financial shares climbed. The Hang Seng Index rose as high as 30,199.69 before easing back to 29,991.49 as of 2:59 p.m. local time, still up 0.6
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Blue Granite Capital LLC's holdings in American International Group were worth … shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $429,003,000 after buying an … American International Group (NYSE:AIG) last released its quarterly
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Marine Le Pen has claimed her National Front party is the victim of a “banking fatwa” after banks closed its accounts as well as her own personal account. The leader of the far-right party told a news conference she would be lodging complaints against Société Générale and HSBC. Under French law
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Potential sales of existing homes grew to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 5.89 million or an increase of 0.4% from September. On a year-over-year basis, market potential for sales slipped 4.3%, or a decrease of 262,000 sales. The October rate is a 95.7% increase compared to the lowest
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