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DUBLIN The College and the City

One of the oldest cities in Europe, Dublin’s settlement spans over 1000 years. The collections of Trinity College Library offer fascinating glimpses of that vibrant history. They reflect the everyday economic, social and intellectual concerns of Dubliners throughout the centuries, whether they were scholars, patriots, rebels, churchmen, politicians, landowners, servants or students. Since its foundation in 1592, Trinity’s identity has become inextricably linked with that of Dublin, and the College’s archives illustrate this relationship. Intended as a celebration of…

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Microcredit —Interview with Ivan Pictet, Senior Managing Partner, Pictet and Cie, A Private Bank in Geneva

He is the eighth generation of a well-known banking family whose roots go back to fifteenth century Geneva. His name is well-known in the international community — both for having chaired the Foundation for Geneva and the Geneva Financial Centre, and lately in supporting the seminar on micro-credit hosted by Geneva in 2005 during the celebrations for the sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations. Like any banker he is discrete, but kindly accepted to meet with us despite his…

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