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Manulife Bank to install 830 ATMs across Canada
– moneysense.ca
(Jean-Sebastien Evrard/AFP/Getty Images)TORONTO – Manulife Bank says it plans to install more than 800 automated banking machines across the country by the end of September.
The 830 machines will be located in Mac’s, Couche-Tard and Circle K locations.
The machines will be managed by Stanley Security and will be part of the Exchange Network, a network of banks and credit unions that provide deposits and withdrawals to customers free of charge.
“Our customers have asked for greater access to ABM services,” Rick Lunny, the president and CEO of Manulife Bank of Canada, said in a statement.
“This is all about offering convenient banking near where our customers live and work.”
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TORONTO – Major Canadian importers of olive oil, sea salt, preserved vegetables and other delicacies from Greece say they’ve been stockpiling goods in their warehouses in anticipation that the economic turmoil overseas will get worse.
The Canadian companies say the economic crisis in Greece won’t keep products off store shelves here for a while, but recent events make their preparations seem wise.
A referendum held on Sunday saw Greek citizens reject the idea of adopting more austerity measures in exchange for financial aid from the European Union. The debt-ridden country has shut banks for six working days and imposed strict limits on cash withdrawals.
Greece’s precarious financial situation may force it to abandon the euro and begin issuing its own currency.
Canadian businesses are keeping a close eye on the economic situation, but don’t immediately seem to feel their bottom lines will require much extra scrutiny.
“Business as usual for us,” said Miltiadis Antypas, President of Pilaros International Trading Inc…
The Canadian companies say the economic crisis in Greece won’t keep products off store shelves here for a while, but recent events make their preparations seem wise.
A referendum held on Sunday saw Greek citizens reject the idea of adopting more austerity measures in exchange for financial aid from the European Union. The debt-ridden country has shut banks for six working days and imposed strict limits on cash withdrawals.
Greece’s precarious financial situation may force it to abandon the euro and begin issuing its own currency.
Canadian businesses are keeping a close eye on the economic situation, but don’t immediately seem to feel their bottom lines will require much extra scrutiny.
“Business as usual for us,” said Miltiadis Antypas, President of Pilaros International Trading Inc…
