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The biggest bank heist in history (and why you've never heard of it)
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18:17Now PlayingIn 2022 news broke that $2.5bn had been stolen in Iraq, the biggest bank heist ever. Nicolas Pelham, The Economist's Middle East correspondent, follows the money
Artwork based on illustrations by Mike McQuaid
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