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Detsky Mir

Children's World (Russian: Де́тский мир) or Detsky Mir (stylized in lowercase) is a Russian children's retailer. Founded in June 1957, as of March 2022, the company had 1125 stores. It is the largest children's goods retailer in Russia and the CIS, with the retail chain in Russia, as well as in Belarus and Kazakhstan. In February 2017, PAO Detsky Mir listed its shares in an initial publi

Trading basics

J. Christopher Flowers

James Christopher Flowers (born 1957) is an American private equity investor and investment manager focused on the financial services industry. He is a managing director and CEO of J.C. Flowers & Co., and a member of the firm's Management Committee.

Banking

Microfinance in Kenya

Microfinance in Kenya consists of microfinance facilities and regulations in Kenya which has been developing since the mid 1990s. Legislation was passed in 2006 with the Micro Finance Act which became active in 2008. By 2010 there were more than twenty large micro finance institutions in Kenya, which provided US $1.5 billion to approximately 1.5 million active borrowers. With over 100

Payments & settlement

Mir Pay

Mir Pay is a Russian contactless payment service for smartphones. It was developed as part of the digital transformation of Russia's financial market and has been described as a significant event on the domestic Russian market.

Banking

Zsigmond Kornfeld

Zsigmond Kornfeld (27 March 1852 – 24 March 1909) was a Bohemian-born Jewish Hungarian banker, economist, and baron.