Fidel Castro's special Canadian friend

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Berukoff owns extensive mining interests in Canada and is currently developing two mining sites in Cuba. He also has formed a partnership with the Cuban state corporation to build 11 hotels in the country. Berukoff is a personal friend of Fidel Castro, and recently entertained him in Vancouver.

author: Newman, Peter C.
Planning, Foreign operations, Mining industry, Behavior, Biography, Hotels and motels, Cuba, Castro, Fidel, Berukoff, Walter Harold

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Counting the toll at the Royal Bank

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Banker Allan Taylor, Royal Bank chairman, says the bank is still healthy despite the downfall of its largest client, Olympia and York. He says the bank did not act irresponsibly in the loans, and says he is optimistic about a recovery of the economy.

author: Newman, Peter C.
Finance, Royal Bank of Canada, Taylor, Allan

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Lithuania's banker lives on Bay Street

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Farrar is a leading banker for Barclays Bank of Canada. He helped Lithuania organize its banking system and trained executives with his ideas. Farrar claims that Barclays has the best facilities with which to train bank personnel.

author: Newman, Peter C.
Lithuania, Economic policy, Farrar, Geoffrey

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