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Pandemic draws more Latin American poor into banking system

by Mariana Palau
| November 14, 2020 12:03 AM

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Sonia Fierro has lived her entire adult life selling children’s books on the streets of Colombia’s capital, earning wages that barely cover her living expenses, let alone the monthly fees that come with a bank account.

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