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has profited off predatory micro loans in developing nations

Wait what? How’s that even possible?
- technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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  It’s not just possible, it’s widespread.
  
  https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-microfinance-banks-profit-off-developing-world/
  
  (TBH it was never very convincing that these capitalists were going to help poor people by extracting their wealth.)

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