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    Chief executive John Varley said: "Today's capital raising provides certainty and speed of execution." The bank chief said the growing presence of Middle Eastern investors reflected the "significant shift" in the availability of capital and economic power over the past five years. Full Article at The Scotsman
    Today's capital raising provides certainty and speed of execution.
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  1. Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal speaks after signing a document to highlight the negative impacts of global warming on Mount Everest, seen in the background, during a special cabinet meeting at Kalapatthar in Nepal, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Nepal's top politicians strapped on oxygen tanks Friday and held a Cabinet meeting amid the frigid, thin air of Mount Everest to highlight the danger global warming poses to glaciers ahead of next week's international climate change talks. Kalapathar is a flat area at an altitude of 17,192 feet (5,250 meters) next to Everest base camp, the jumping point for climbers seeking to scale the peak.
  2. Actor Matt Damon poses with wife Luciana Bozan at the Los Angeles premiere of director Clint Eastwood's film "Invictus" in Beverly Hills, California December 3, 2009. Damon portrays South African Springboks national rugby union player Francois Pienaar in the film.
  3. A boy transports clay using a hand cart in a brick field on the outskirts of Kolkata December 4, 2009.
  4. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 04: Nick Ward of the Victory is shown a red card during the round 17 A-League match between the Wellington Phoenix and the Melbourne Victory at Westpac Stadium on December 4, 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand.
  5. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, shakes hands with the United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, left, as British Foreign Secretary David Miliband looks on, at the NATO foreign minister meeting in Brussels, Belgium, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Clinton is in Brussels for talks aimed at rallying more allied support for the Obama administration's plan to escalate the war in Afghanistan.
  6. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, adjusts her seat as she talks with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband at the NATO foreign minister meeting in Brussels, Belgium, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Clinton is in Brussels for talks aimed at rallying more allied support for the Obama administration's plan to escalate the war in Afghanistan.
  7. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 04: Paul Ifill of the Phoenix is tackled by Kevin Muscat of the Victory during the round 17 A-League match between the Wellington Phoenix and the Melbourne Victory at Westpac Stadium on December 4, 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand.
  8. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 04: Nick Ward of the Victory leaves the field after receiving a red card during the round 17 A-League match between the Wellington Phoenix and the Melbourne Victory at Westpac Stadium on December 4, 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand.
  9. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 04: Tony Lochhead of the Phoenix tackles Archie Thompson of the Victory during the round 17 A-League match between the Wellington Phoenix and the Melbourne Victory at Westpac Stadium on December 4, 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand.
  10. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 04: Troy Hearfield of the Phoenix holds off Nick Ward of the Victory during the round 17 A-League match between the Wellington Phoenix and the Melbourne Victory at Westpac Stadium on December 4, 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand.
  11. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 04: Archie Thompson of the Victory takes a pass during the round 17 A-League match between the Wellington Phoenix and the Melbourne Victory at Westpac Stadium on December 4, 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand.
  12. Actor Matt Damon poses with wife Luciana Bozan at the Los Angeles premiere of director Clint Eastwood's film "Invictus" in Beverly Hills, California December 3, 2009. Damon portrays Francois Pienaar, rugby player for the South African Springboks national rugby union team in the film.
  13. Actor Matt Damon poses with wife Luciana Bozan at the Los Angeles premiere of director Clint Eastwood's film "Invictus" in Beverly Hills, California December 3, 2009. Damon portrays South African Springboks national rugby union player Francois Pienaar in the film.
  14. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, talks with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband at the NATO foreign minister meeting in Brussels, Belgium, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Clinton is in Brussels for talks aimed at rallying more allied support for the Obama administration's plan to escalate the war in Afghanistan.
  15. Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, center, and members of the cabinet raise hands in favor of a document to highlight the negative impacts of global warming on Mount Everest, seen in the background, during a special cabinet meeting at Kalapatthar in Nepal, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Nepal's top politicians strapped on oxygen tanks Friday and held a Cabinet meeting amid the frigid, thin air of Mount Everest to highlight the danger global warming poses to glaciers ahead of next week's international climate change talks. Kalapathar is a flat area at an altitude of 17,192 feet (5,250 meters) next to Everest base camp, the jumping point for climbers seeking to scale the peak.
  16. Actor Matt Damon poses at the Los Angeles premiere of director Clint Eastwood's film "Invictus" in Beverly Hills, California December 3, 2009. Damon portrays South African Springboks national rugby union team player Francois Pienaar in the film.
  17. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) shakes hands with an unidentified person at the start of a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels December 4, 2009. Clinton said she was confident allies would support U.S. calls for more troops in Afghanistan, as she arrived for a NATO meeting on Friday, but acknowledged that some may not yet be ready politically to go public. Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband sits at bottom left.
  18. Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, center, and members of the cabinet raise hands in favor of a document to highlight the negative impacts of global warming on Mount Everest, seen in the background, during a special cabinet meeting at Kalapatthar in Nepal, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Nepal's top politicians strapped on oxygen tanks Friday and held a Cabinet meeting amid the frigid, thin air of Mount Everest to highlight the danger global warming poses to glaciers ahead of next week's international climate change talks. Kalapathar is a flat area at an altitude of 17,192 feet (5,250 meters) next to Everest base camp, the jumping point for climbers seeking to scale the peak.