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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

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The DEO “seeks concepts and an operator to program the space to boost innovation and entrepreneurship, demonstrate creative placemaking and feature the Made in Fairfax Network. The law opens up much more territory to these operations, which had only been permitted in areas zoned for industry. and San Francisco. Starting Jan.

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Nordea Accused Of Handling $790M In Suspicious Transactions

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Nordea, the biggest bank in the Nordic region, is being accused of handling millions of dollars in suspicious transactions for several years. The bank reportedly handled 700 million euros or $790 million in transactions that were questionable from 2005 to 2017. The investment firm rates Nordea at underperform.

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Mastercard Tops 20174Q Views on Robust Cross-Border Transactions

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tax laws had on other firms recently reporting results, Mastercard put up numbers Thursday (Feb. Excluding the aforementioned tax impact, earnings per share came in at $1.14, two pennies better than Wall Street expectations. As for its own tax savings, the company will use at least part of the money to boost financial inclusion.

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India Is Now World’s Second Largest Smartphone Market

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According to news from a report by Canalys , smartphone shipments in India grew 23 percent year over year in Q3 2017 to reach just over 40 million units, making the country the world’s second largest smartphone market after China. India has overtaken the United States to become the world’s second largest smartphone market.

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Why Africa Is eCommerce’s Next Great Frontier

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The ingredients for a revolution in payments across the region, fueled by demographics and technology, seem to be there. You can imagine how all of these factors will come together to drive eCommerce across the region.”. Africa as next great eCommerce frontier? Consider the fact that eCommerce generated $16.5

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New Carro Hire Shows How Vehicle Subscriptions Are Growing

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News has emerged, via Bloomberg , that Singapore-based automotive subscription operation Carro has gained the top automotive investment banker for HSBC in Asia as the company’s new chief financial officer. The venerable automaker has agreed to sell its own vehicle subscription operation to Fair, a startup in this space. Ford Retreat.

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The State of Banking

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At September 30, 2017 there were 5,737, a 16% decline. There were 166 mergers, and four new charters in the first three quarters of 2017. That yielded 291 total institutions, broken down by region. Some regions are experiencing slightly elevated non-performers from the previous year. Positive operating leverage!

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