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A Barclays sign is seen on the exterior of the Barclays U.S. Corporate headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City, May 20, 2015.

Barclays Trial on Qatar Payments Set for Jan 2019

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 18, 2017 | Middle East

London- Barclays trial and four former top executives accused of fraud over undisclosed payments to Qatari investors as part of a GBP12 billion ($15 billion) emergency fundraising during 2008 has been set for January 9, 2019, a judge said on Monday. The Serious Fraud...

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Barclays and four senior executives face fraud charges related to capital raising from Qatar in 2008. (AFP)

Barclays Officials in Court on Charges of Receiving Money from Qatar

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 4, 2017 | Business

London- Four former top Barclays executives appeared in court in London on Monday to face charges that they conspired to commit fraud during the bank’s 12 billion pound ($15.56 billion) emergency fundraising in 2008. Former Chief Executive Officer John Varley,...

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Barclays Faces Charges with Fraud over Funding from Qatar

by Najlaa Habiri, Mohammed Ali Mohsen | Jun 21, 2017 | Business

London- Barclays (BARC.L) and four former top executives were charged with fraud on Tuesday over undisclosed payments to Qatari investors as part of an emergency fundraising during the financial crisis in 2008. Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged...

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Pump jacks are seen at the Lukoil-owned Imilorskoye oil field, as the sun sets, outside the west Siberian city of Kogalym, Russia, in this January 25, 2016 file photo. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/Files

Oil Fluctuates in Thin Trading as America Votes for President

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 9, 2016 | Business

Oil prices seesawed in very thin trading early on Wednesday as traders followed with interest the U.S. presidential election that provides a voracious debate upon the direction of the country, and more importantly, provides uncertainty unto the marketplace. Brent...

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Logos are seen outside a branch of Barclays bank in London July 30, 2013. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Barclays to Appoint Tim Throsby as Head of Corporate Unit

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 5, 2016 | Business

Barclays is set to announce that JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s executive Tim Throsby will become head of its Corporate and International division at the end of the year, ending a six-month search for the job, according to anonymous sources familiar with the talks. Chief...