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... established in Italy A.D. 808. Some authorities assert that the Lombard merchants commenced the business of money - dealing - employing bills of exchange as remittances - about the beginning of the thirteenth century ; and that such a ...
... established in Italy A.D. 808. Some authorities assert that the Lombard merchants commenced the business of money - dealing - employing bills of exchange as remittances - about the beginning of the thirteenth century ; and that such a ...
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... established in every country . The tendency to imposition caused a supervision by the magis- trates to be brought about , who obliged the bankers to deposit a certain sum as a guarantee for their good faith . Among other countries ...
... established in every country . The tendency to imposition caused a supervision by the magis- trates to be brought about , who obliged the bankers to deposit a certain sum as a guarantee for their good faith . Among other countries ...
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... established in different parts of the world , in chronological order . The most important banks that had been estab- lished up to the year 1791 are the following : - A.D. Bank of Venice " " Geneva established 1171 1345 Barcelona 1401 ...
... established in different parts of the world , in chronological order . The most important banks that had been estab- lished up to the year 1791 are the following : - A.D. Bank of Venice " " Geneva established 1171 1345 Barcelona 1401 ...
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... established . The Bank of Scotland was established one year later , and it was not till 1783 that the Bank of Ireland commenced operations at St. Mary's Abbey , Dublin . Concerning the invention of Venetian banks , there appear to be ...
... established . The Bank of Scotland was established one year later , and it was not till 1783 that the Bank of Ireland commenced operations at St. Mary's Abbey , Dublin . Concerning the invention of Venetian banks , there appear to be ...
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... established by the magistrates at Barcelona in 1401 was the Bank of St. George at Genoa , which , like the Bank of England , came into existence through the necessities of the State - large sums of money having been borrowed from the ...
... established by the magistrates at Barcelona in 1401 was the Bank of St. George at Genoa , which , like the Bank of England , came into existence through the necessities of the State - large sums of money having been borrowed from the ...
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