Canary Wharf Magazine November 2013

Page 17

Anniversary Special | FEATURE

CWG pre-sells Fitch Ratings headquarters at 30 North Colonnade to Fimalac

Cabot Place West Retail development opens in Canary Wharf

2008

Bernard Madoff admits to running a Ponzi Scheme that defrauded investors of almost ÂŁ40 billion. He is sentenced to 150 years in prison

WORKING POPULATION: 90,000

Riverside South site is sold to J.P Morgan

Construction begins on the Crossrail project, with a flagship station in Canary Wharf

Five new restaurants open at Canary Wharf, employing over 400 people

2009

Global firm Lehman Brothers reveals bankrupcy, exposing the depth of the financial crisis

Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the USA

The Federal Reserve announces decision to buy $1.2 trillion of government bonds and mortgage-related securities

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