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muriel_volestrangler

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1. Because it had been the largest?

Reply to sudopod (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2012, 06:17 PM

Feb 2012

Barclays' withdrawal will prove to be "an economic earthquake," financial analysts here said, warning that it will inevitably shake business confidence in South Africa's future. For years, Barclays National was the country's largest bank but slipped to second place a year ago behind Standard Bank, also British-owned.

http://articles.latimes.com/1986-11-25/news/mn-13169_1_south-africa

Standard (Chartered) did not run personal accounts in Britain, so was not vulnerable to a personal (and especially student) boycott.

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(Re: Apple+Foxconn) Why did Anti-Apartheid protestors pick on Barclays [View all] sudopod Feb 2012 OP

Because it had been the largest? muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #1

"Because it had been the largest?" sudopod Feb 2012 #2

Kick with unnecessary accusatory and/or inflammatory comment sudopod Feb 2012 #3

By the time the major protests came around apartheid was already imploding Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2012 #4

I may be mistaken...but sudopod Feb 2012 #5

A South African recession in the 70's turned into a debt crisis in the early 80's Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2012 #7

Were you there? lapislzi Feb 2012 #10

thanks for the insight! :) nt sudopod Feb 2012 #11

kick nt sudopod Feb 2012 #6

That's true enough, but there are better reasons to SINGLE out Apple. Pholus Feb 2012 #8

reminds me of the argument WalMart cultists say, even though WM was the vanguard in outsourcing MisterP Feb 2012 #9