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The political instability consequent to the coup d'état stalled the Honduran economy, and the unpayable external debt (c. US$4 billion) of Honduras was excluded from access to international investment capital. That financial deficit perpetuated Honduran economic stagnation and perpetuated the image of Honduras as a banana republic. [16]
The term "banana republic" seems for a long time to have been used to refer to any Latin American dictatorship, regardless of dependance on exports or relations with the US/private industry - here is an article from a video game designer using "banana republic" and "Castro" in the same sentence. --Eldomtom2 13:43, 17 May 2022 (UTC)
In the FFII quote, the term 'Banana Republic' is linked to the homepage of the EU Council. This seems to be a popular technique to increase the Google rating for this combination, and, although I also am highly annoyed by the way things are done there at the moment, I dont think Wikipedia should take side in this debate and/or lend itself for this Google boosting thing.
Frank Rusagara was arrested on August 18, 2014. [3] It was claimed by the prosecution that Rusagara had criticized President Paul Kagame, had made complimentary remarks about the Rwanda National Congress (an exiled opposition group), and had called the country a “police state” and a “banana republic.” [3]
Fisher began his career at The Gap after earning his MBA, [4] starting first as the store director for the Banana Republic and then the general manager for Gap in Canada. [4] Fisher served as the president of the Gap's international division and is credited with expanding the company into Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan. [4]
They went on to purchase Banana Republic, a small, two-store mail-order catalogue business; and also founded Old Navy which reached $1 billion in sales in four years. [2] Fisher served as CEO until 1995, chairman of the board until 2004, and as company director and chairman emeritus until his death. [2]
Corporatocracy [a] or corpocracy is an economic, political and judicial system controlled or influenced by business corporations or corporate interests. [ 1 ] The concept has been used in explanations of bank bailouts , excessive pay for CEOs , and the exploitation of national treasuries, people, and natural resources . [ 2 ]
Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook called the remark "chilling" and said: "Trump thinks that the presidency is like some banana republic dictatorship where you can lock up your political opponents." [ 59 ] The remark was viewed as part of "a litany of statements [Trump] has made during the campaign that many legal specialists have portrayed as ...