Complex sentence: He pursued this job because he found it more interesting than finance, would take him away from the civil war and the banking industry had become unstable due to the global financial crisis of the late 1980s.
Split into simpler sentences: He pursued this job because he found it more interesting than finance, and the move would take him away from the civil war. Also, the banking industry had become unstable due to the global financial crisis of the late 1980s.