Midland Bank biggest bank in the world, the building is currently (2015) under development as a hotel. HSBC UK swift code (all offices in the United Kingdom) being "MIDLGB22" reflects its past as the Midland Bank. The Midland Bank was famous for its golden griffin logo, surrounded by golden coins originally introduced in 1965 on a black, then later blue background, and for its slogan "the listening bank," written by the advertising executive Rod Allen. Advertisements for the bank appeared in the popular computer game "Theme Park". The Midland Bank still traded as Midland Bank, but using the HSBC logo from 1997,
Vietnam and the World Bank Vietnam and the World Bank Since 1993, the World Bank Group (WBG) has established a partnership with the Southeast Asian country of Vietnam, which was once one of the least developed countries in the world. Playing a role in facilitating the economic and political reform of Doi Moi that started in 1986 throughout Vietnam, the World Bank (WB) has cooperated with Vietnam's Government and committed a total of US$24 billion of loans, credits and grants to Vietnam as of August 2018, as a way to help Vietnam change the situation of poverty and make progress towards prosperity. The country stepped