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M-Pesa: The Future of Banking?
With the world’s collective ire still placed at the feet of the banking industry – Ireland’s stormy meltdown, a further illustration – it’s interesting to think how the banking industry is placed in society and where the populace exists in … Continue reading
Want Cash Fast? Forget the Bank
The above title may seem like a daytime TV advert for a dodgy investment scheme, but you’d only be half right with that one. It’s not on Television, it’s on a street near you. The BBC reports that in the … Continue reading
We Can Dream, Can’t We?
I know we all love to loath banks. Especially now, the time is right for mid-week support groups to pop up and have an AA style baring of the soul, “Hi, my name is Alan (everyone –hi Alan!), and I’ve … Continue reading
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I Read It, Therefore It Must Be True
The World Economic Forum has issued its 2009 development index meant to indicate global rankings for “stability” and “sophistication” of each country’s market and financial systems. Guess who came in at No.1? Britain! That’s right, you read it correctly, the … Continue reading
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How Much Is Too Much?
How Much Is Too Much? Every day, politicians of the wealthiest nations are trying to claw back some control over the free-wheeling banking sectors that ostensibly got us in this recession in the first place. Regulations, it seems, are the … Continue reading
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The Oldest Profession In The World
Banking. Prostitution. Which came first? and what’s the difference? Good question. Hot on the heels of a recent blog, about workplace inequality and how the UK is starting to tackle gender discrimination, another series of articles have crossed my path. … Continue reading
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Paint It Black
One of the more interesting (entertaining) fracas in recent months is the Citigroup/ Guy Hands/EMI debacle. Here’s a chap who made a lot of money running an investment business, with a large enough ego to think that he could turn … Continue reading →
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