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5 Oldest Banks In The World

Posted by ritubpant 1214 days ago, popular 1214 days ago (http://blog.mint.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: banking educational
With so much focus on the demise of banks of all sizes, its easy to imagine the worst doomsday scenarios and wonder if your own bank is next. However, some banks have continued operations throughout civil wars, world wars and economic depressions without going under. These are not the first banks in the world, which trace back to early lending from priests to merchants in 18th century B.C. Babylon and up through the Roman empire, but rather these are five of the oldest surviving banks in the world, and they each tell a story.
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