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The Afghani Way of Banking

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Written by Eric Ellis
Wednesday, 02 January 2008
Poker players, oil traders and a disguised lottery all flourish in Afghanistan’s fledgling banking sector

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Alice Poon

Du Mu's Poems

Monday, 06 September 2010 | Alice Poon (潘慧嫻)

Prompted by a primary school mate who loves Chinese poetry, I came to learn about (or anew) the works of Tang poet Du Mu (杜牧), who was known as much for his amours and philandering...
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