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 # Apache Fineract CN Async
 
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-This project is an umbrella for all Mifos I/O Core components.
+This contains the code necessary for asynchronous execution of commands with the correct user permissions.
 
 ## Abstract
 Apache Fineract CN is an application framework for digital financial services, a system to support nationwide and cross-national financial transactions and help to level and speed the creation of an inclusive, interconnected digital economy for every nation in the world.