Azerbaijan's biggest bank raised $900m via Irish SPVs before default
Deal involving Ireland risks damaging the country's reputation
Baku, capital of Azerbaijan
Donal Griffin
When Azerbaijan's biggest bank wanted to raise hundreds of millions of dollars from funds in neighbouring Kazakhstan, it headed 2,700 miles in the opposite direction - to Ireland.
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