If someone from the 18th Century were to come and visit your home today, they would probably be aghast at what they found. Contemporary furniture is nothing like it was in bygone eras, and the time-traveling visitor would most likely assume that we have all become impoverished. Whereas furniture in previous centuries was made from […]
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Is Fintech Opening The Financial Markets up to Risk? The Financial Stability Review (SFR) this year saw the Central Bank Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) highlight potential consequences of fintech innovations. Known as a country with lenient regulations and strong support from its government, Singapore has fast become a fintech pioneer. But while these innovations
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Microfinance is getting quite some attention nowadays for both positive and negative reasons. Some say it can be a solution to address poverty or to facilitate financial inclusion. Others opine that it creates more problems for low-income people, by serving as a debt trap. As far as investment is concerned, though, it’s fairly easy to
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Born in Dublin on 28 October 1909, Francis Bacon had no one location he could truly call home when he was growing up. His father planned on breeding horses in Ireland, but came to London to join the War Office in 1914. After the war, the family moved around several locations in Ireland in constant
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