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Belarus: Silicon Valley Of Eastern Europe

PYMNTS

This week, our Tech Center Roundup heads to Belarus to see how the nation has become one of the largest and most established places in Europe for information technology outsourcing. Companies in Belarus are exempt from all corporate taxes, including value-added tax and profit, real estate and land taxes. million people.

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A Decline in Personal Savings

TrustBank

The only time US personal saving has been this low was back in 2005 when it bottomed out at 2.1%. The BEA calculates the personal saving rate by subtracting taxes from personal income to arrive at “disposable personal income” and then subtracts personal outlays. in October. Is consumerism in America cultural?

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

CB Insights

in losses, declare bankruptcy at Westinghouse, and eventually to sell the Westinghouse unit to Brookfield Asset Management. Date : September 2005. in 2005, the thinking was that enhanced communications technology would help buyers and sellers better connect. Date: August 12, 2005. Date: July 2005.

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The 40 Fintech Graduates from Y Combinator (YC)

Fintech Labs Insights

By most measures, Y Combinator (YC) is far and away the most important incubator in the technology space. The first class (Summer 2005) included one fintech startup, TextPayMe, among the eight companies. The first class (Summer 2005) included one fintech startup, TextPayMe, among the eight companies. One solution.

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

CB Insights

The early consultants changed that by using market research and data analysis combined with niche expertise to help companies manage their supply chains, improve their product positioning, and enter new markets to beat their competitors. From one perspective, the position of management consulting as an industry has never seemed more secure.

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IBSSMail Brings Multi-factor, Biometric Authentication to Email

Fintech Labs Insights

Internet Biometric Security Systems (IBSS) , is offering a 30-day free trial of its biometric e-mail communication technology, IBSSMail. David Ackerman, President of IBSS said, “We are extremely excited about this new base product, which is a significant advancement in e-mail technology privacy protection.”

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24 Lessons From Warren Buffett’s Annual Letters To Shareholders

CB Insights

He mocks himself for making mistakes, and sings the praises of Berkshire’s army of CEO-managers. For investors as a whole, returns decrease as motion increases.” ( 2005 ). “Be Management. The result of this type of plan was to make each manager at H. Don’t invest only because you expect a company to grow.

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