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Common currency

Naples museum showcases centuries of Italian artistry alongside Caravaggio's haunting final masterpiece, as banking giant Intesa Sanpaolo transforms former branches into cultural destinations.

  • Issue #158
  • 8 min read
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Architecture

Banking on it

As Pictet opens its new Zürich office, we meet the team behind the historic building’s overhaul.

  • Issue #152
  • 9 min read
Banking on it
Entrepreneurialism

Banking on it

From investing exclusively in ethical causes to helping small businesses access emergency funds, these three socially conscious lenders are helping businesses to succeed with a human touch.

  • The Entrepreneurs #3
  • 5 min read
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Affairs

Getting schooled

As Brexit drives bankers and their families out of London, Frankfurt’s headmasters and headmistresses are waiting with open arms. Time to take the register?

  • Issue #112
  • 2 min read
Getting schooled
Business

In safe hands

UBS Group CEO Sergio Ermotti speaks to Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé about the bank’s new direction for its customers, focusing on loyalty, long-term performance and impeccable service.

  • Issue #87
  • 6 min read
In safe hands
Economics

Business

Animated planning in China, a caffeine hit in Indonesia and material gains in Italy.

  • Issue #79
  • 4 min read
Business
Affairs

On the money

How come some nations’ banks glided through the global banking crisis unscathed? Do we even need money? But what if it’s forged? Three writers deposit their accounts.

  • Issue #29
  • 3 min read
On the money
Business

Franc discussion

Tainted by its association with Nazi Germany’s gold looters, the Swiss franc remains one of the world’s most popular investor currencies, proving remarkably steady during recent global economic woes.

  • Issue #43
  • 5 min read
Franc discussion
Politics

In for a round

Palestine is on the cusp of its own modern banking system and the Palestinian pound may return. Monocle talks to Jihad al-Wazir, governor of the Palestine Monetary Authority, about the economy.

  • Issue #37
  • 6 min read
In for a round

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