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The bank that has survived since 1472

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If you want to witness pure institutional stubbornness, look at the bank that survived the Renaissance, multiple plagues, and both World Wars. Founded in 1472 to offer charitable loans to the poor in Italy, Monte dei Paschi di Siena just kept aggressively surviving history. Today, it still functions as a modern commercial bank, though completely devoid of its original charitable vibes.

The bank that has survived since 1472
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