1. The earliest deposits of Eurodollars seem to have been those in the Moscow Narodny Bank in London and that of another USSR owned bank in Paris. 2. Among those who have criticized Milosevic publicly is Bogoljub Karic, who runs television stations and owns a bank. 3. Baker is sponsoring legislation that would let commercial interests own banks. 4. Bank of New England Corp., which issued stock and bonds, was a holding company that technically owned its banks as subsidiaries. 5. A House subcommittee today unanimously approved a bill that would allow banks to expand their underwriting of stocks and bonds, and would permit securities firms to own banks. 6. Congress should consider making it easier for commercial firms to own banks as it weighs financial services legislation, a top Clinton Administration banking official said. 7. Currently, commercial firms are barred from owning banks but can buy a single savings and loan under a limited charter called a unitary thrift. 8. For example, the Dogan group owns a bank, like Medya, and car-parts factories and tourism businesses. 9. He also owns a bank in Alvin. 10. His father owned a bank in Exeter and his uncle was the British ambassador to Colombia, a connection that opened many doors. |