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Barclays exec felt 'unimaginable' pressure to secure Qatar cash, London court hears

By Annie Robertson ( March 5, 2019, 17:29 GMT | Insight) -- Barclays' former head of finance said he felt "unimaginable" pressure to secure an emergency cash injection from Qatari investors to help save the bank during the 2008 financial crisis, prosecutors told a London court today. Richard Boath told investigators in 2014 that Qatari investors "could pretty much demand what they wanted from Barclays," following China's withdrawal from the capital fundraising.Barclays' former head of finance said he felt "unimaginable" pressure to secure an emergency cash injection from Qatari investors to help save the bank during the 2008 financial crisis, prosecutors told a London court today. ...

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