Preface
Banking is exciting, it is so dynamic and engaged with everyday life. Indeed everyday life as we know it could not exist without modern banks. There are so many areas of interest, from the fun of backing young, entrepreneurial companies with fresh finance to the trading of fancy financial instruments on the ever-moving markets.
This book is designed to provide you with a foundation understanding of the wide variety of activities undertaken by banks. These institutions lie at the heart of any financial system, providing a safe place for people to save and to transfer money to others. They also lend vast amounts of money to people wanting to buy a house or to expand a business. They supply multinational firms with an astonishing array of ...
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