Research
February 4, 2014
By Joe McCarthy
United States banks made the largest brand valuation gains in the past year, according to a new report by Brand Finance.
{"ct":"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","iv":"57456ca03205aec9957c777d6f7f7e29","s":"4771e5bfa645f284"}
Share your thoughts. Click here