MAGA types have a point on debanking
A booming compliance industry is causing problems
What do Barron Trump, son of the president-elect; some Islamic charities in Britain; and America’s legal cannabis industry have in common? This is not a set-up for a bad joke. Rather, all have been at the sharp end of a rise in “debanking”, having lost or been refused access to the services of commercial lenders.
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This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Pepped up”
Finance & economics December 7th 2024
- How China will strike back at Trump
- MAGA types have a point on debanking
- France is not alone in its fiscal woes
- Russia’s plunging currency spells trouble for its war effort
- How sports gambling became ubiquitous
- Xi Jinping’s campaign against gambling is a failure
- The hidden cost of Chinese loans
- Cronyism is a problem. But not always an economic one
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