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Cash not in favour in Finland

17 January 2011 Be the first to comment

Bo Harald

Bo Harald

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Cash is as we know expensive (50bn cost to merchants according to EU study) and an invitation to robberies, theft, counterfeit, drug dealing, prostitution, gambling, tax evasion - you name it. It also puts considerable strain on the environment. Luckily the trends move towards avoiding using it:

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