Showing posts with label money. Show all posts
Showing posts with label money. Show all posts

Friday, October 5, 2007

The Case of the Godoys


Interesting article from New York Times in 1913 , about a dispute between Raul and Gaston Godoy, 2 stockbrokers from Lima, and various banks including London's Hill,Chaplain & Co. The technologies involved in this alleged fraud were telegram,cable and bank drafts.

See PDF of article

Remittances to Peru




















Money flows from Europe and USA to Peru quadruple over 5 years.