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Midweek Roundup: Deutsche Bank Closes Account for Kenyan Central Bank, Digital Currency Firm Gets Swiss License, and More
printGerman lender Deutsche Bank severed its correspondent relationship with the National Bank of Kenya over concerns of money laundering, anonymous sources told Weekend Business. More Switzerland granted U.S. digital currency wallet firm Xapo, which stores the private keys Bitcoin users need to transact in the digital currency, conditional approval to operate in the country, Reuters reported. More The new chief of the U.S Justice Department's unit for enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act previously called for federal prosecutors to pursue more cases against individuals involved in corporate bribery schemes, The Wall Street Journal reported. More The head of the U.K....
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