Barings Bank (1762 to 1995) was the oldest merchant bank in London, founded and owned by the German-origined Baring family.[1] The bank collapsed in 1995 after one of the bank's employees, Nick Leeson, lost £827 million ($1.3 billion) due to speculative investing, primarily in futures contracts, at the bank's Singapore office.
The earthquake caused approximately ten trillion yen or $102.5 billion in damage, 2.5% of Japan's GDP at the time. Most of the losses were uninsured, as only 3% of property in the Kobe area was covered by earthquake insurance, compared to 16% in Tokyo.
Kobe Earthquake
The quake ravaged many of the facilities of what was then the world's sixth-largest container port and the source of nearly 40% of Kobe's industrial output.[14]
The sheer size of the earthquake caused a major decline in Japanese stock markets, with the Nikkei 225 index plunging by 1,025 points on the day following the quake. This financial damage was the immediate cause for the collapse of Barings Bank due to the actions of Nick Leeson, who had speculated vast amounts of money on Japanese and Singaporean derivatives.
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I am 25. I am single. I am short and sporty. I have long brown hair and green eyes. I usually wear jeans and a T-shirt.
I work in a bookshop in the centre of London. I really like my job.
I come from a small family. My mother’s name is Pamela. She is 50. She is a teacher. She doesn’t like London. She lives in a small town with my father, Peter, who is a painter.
I have a sister, Diana. She lives in Germany. She is a student.
In summer I start my day at 7. I make a cup of tea in the kitchen, then I open the windows. My house is next to a beautiful green park. I run in the park every morning.
I go to work at 8. I always go by bus. The shop opens at 9. It’s a very small shop. I work with 2 colleagues. I have a very good job and good colleagues.
I have lunch at 1 pm. I usually eat a sandwich or a salad and drink mineral water or a cup of tea. After lunch I go back to the shop. I finish work at 6 pm. After work I sometimes go to the cinema with my friends or eat out. I call my mother every evening.
At weekends I sometimes go to a museum. I like the BritishMuseum very much.
I like the parks of London, too. We sometimes have a picnic with my friends in GreenPark.
I like books very much. I like romantic films, too. But I don’t like horror films.
I like sports: tennis, basketball and jogging.
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I always go home for Christmas. My mother cooks the dinner. She cooks turkey and chips. My sister and I always help her in the kitchen. My father buys the Christmas tree. We listen to music, play Monopoly and watch TV. I really like Christmas.
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My name ……….Katie. I am English, I live ……. London. London is a very big city. I like it very much. My house is not in the centre. It’s a very small house. I have a living room, a kitchen, a bedroom and a bathroom. I have a garden, too.
I am 25. I am single. I am short and sporty. I have long brown hair and green eyes. I usually ……… jeans and a T-shirt.
I ……….. in a bookshop in the centre of London. I really like my job.
I come ……….. a small family. My mother’s name is Pamela. She is 50. She is a teacher. She doesn’t like London. She lives in a small town ………. my father, Peter, who is a painter.
I have a sister. She lives in Germany. She is a student.
In summer I start my day ………. 7. I make a cup ……. tea in the kitchen, then I open the windows. My house is …………. to a beautiful green park. I run in the park ……. morning.
I go to work at 8. I always go …….. bus. The shop opens at 9. It’s a very small shop. I work with 2 colleagues. I have a very good job and good colleagues.
I have lunch at 1…….. . I usually eat a sandwich or a salad and drink mineral water or a cup of tea. After lunch I go back to the shop. I ……. work at 6 pm. After work I sometimes go to the cinema with my friends or eat out. I call my mother …….. evening.
At weekends I sometimes go ……. a museum. I like the BritishMuseum very much.
I like the parks of London, too. We sometimes …….. a picnic with my friends in GreenPark.
I like books …….. much. I like romantic films, too. But I don’t like horror films.
I like sports: tennis, basketball and jogging.
I don’t like winter in London. It’s cold and dark. I usually go …… holiday in January. I like Italy and Greece. In January Rome is not very hot. I really like the museums. The Italians are very friendly.
I always …… home for Christmas. My mother cooks the dinner. She ……. turkey and chips. My sister and I always help her in the kitchen. My father buys the …….. tree. We listen ……. music, play Monopoly and watch TV. I really like Christmas.
