Exclusionary Regimes, Financial Corporations, and Human Rights Activism in the UK, 1973–92

Figures & data

Table 1. Performance of the big four, 1987.

	NatWest	Barclays	Lloyds	Midland
Pre-tax profits before provisions (£m)	747	530	369	251
Growth on comparable period of previous year (%)	54	22	10	29
Provisions (£m)	496	570	1066	916

Source: Financial Times, ‘Barclays takes £40 m loss after Third World loan provisions’, 31 July 1987.

Table 2. Amount of international lending to South Africa participated by British banks and their subsidiaries, January 1984–August 1985. (US$million).

Barclays	207	Midland	490
NATWEST	250	Lloyds	14

Source: ‘Barclays and South Africa’, n.d., MSS.Afr.s.2350/18.

Table 3. Details of borrowings for South Africa, September 1991–August 1992.

No	Amount	Borrower	Period	Payment date	Interest rates
1	DM400m	RSA	5 years	11 October 1991	10.5%
2	Ecu250m	RSA	5 years	10 February 1992	10 3/8%
3	DM200m	DBSA	6 years	27 February 1992	10%
4	DM300m	Escom	5 years	10 April 1992	10%
5	DM120m	Telcom	5 years	29 May 1992	10%

Source: Public bond issues for South Africa – September 1991 – Present, August 1992, MSS.Afr.s.2350/33.