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...Time Banker...
Directed by Tim Banker...
...play loosely based on the Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Death of Santiago, written and directed by Tim Banker, goes up this weekend at the Loeb Mainstage. In this unprecedented rendition of the Nobel prize-winning author's work, the entire cast remains on stage for the performance based around the impending death of citizen Santiago Nazar. As in Marquez' novel, the entire town knows Nazar will be killed, but no one can stop the event from happening. In Banker's version, North American practicality weaves with South American magical realism to present...
...Brady proposal hopes to reverse that tide by giving lenders an incentive to ease the pressure on debt-ridden countries. A banker, for example, might be willing to accept lower interest payment on an existing loan -- 6% a year, say, as opposed to 10% -- if assured that all interest payments would be made on time. In recent years, many strapped Latin debtors have repeatedly made late interest payments. This has an immediate and painful effect on the creditor bank, since it lowers its quarterly earnings. Under the new plan, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank would insure that...
...exclusive interview from his jail cell in Salem, Mass., fugitive banker George Koskotas finally tells his tale of the worst political and financial scandal to hit Greece in 40 years. -- In Venezuela economic austerity measures provoke an orgy of rioting and murder. -- President Bush stumbles on the nettlesome issue of human rights during his trip to China...