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International Financial Services, London (IFSL)
Organisation with 40 years of experience in promoting the UK-based
financial services industry throughout the world. IFSL quote: “…our
extensive links with business and government provide a unique platform
for promoting UK financial services to the world. We are the leading
voice in the UK calling for the liberalisation of international markets for
financial services. We work closely with the worldwide network of UK
Embassies, Consulates and High Commissions, and with all the Government
Departments and regional bodies supporting financial services (especially
HM Treasury, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department of
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform…”
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KfW Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau
(German Reconstruction Loan Corporation) Banking group;
sponsoring bank; public-law institution; involved in privatisation
projects.
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KKR Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
U.S. investment fund and one of the “locusts”.
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KPMG
One of the largest professional services firms in the world, with global
headquarters located in Amstelveen, Netherlands; employs over
136,500 people in a global network, spanning over 140 countries.
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MAI Multilateral Agreement on Investment
Floundered in 1999 as a result of civil society resistance.
MDGs Millennium Development Goals
UN campaign to fight poverty, including the implementation of
privatisation measures.
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