No cigar as banks cut off Cuba
IT SEEMS that our banks are doing the United States's dirty work these days. Lloyds TSB and Barclays have been telling British customers who have financial dealings with Cuba to take their business elsewhere. Why? Because they're scared. Not of the British government - which nominally encourages trade with Cuba and has a policy of positive engagement with the island - but of the US.
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http://www.sundayherald.com/oped/opinion...ut_off_cuba.php

UK banks accused of boycotting Cuba
Leading British banks have been accused of operating a covert embargo of Cuba out of deference to the US. The accusation comes after revelations that Lloyds TSB and Barclays Bank have been telling clients who trade with Cuba to take their accounts elsewhere.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun...usforeignpolicy

Audio - BBC World Serivice:
http://www.cuba-solidarity.org.uk/podcas...ydsBankCuba.mp3