Abstract:One of the most remarkable economic developments of the 1970s for the State of Florida was its emergence in the international financial world. Florida's economy, which until then was essentially relying on tourism, agriculture and the construction industry, began during the 1970s to gradually acquire a new dimension--international banking. Florida's proximity to Central and South American markets, its bilingual population, and the promulgation by the state of international banking legislation have all contribu… Show more
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