Informal Funds Transfer Systems : An Analysis of the Informal Hawala System /

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, there has been increased public interest in informal funds transfer (IFT) systems. This paper examines the informal hawala system, an IFT system found predominantly in the Middle East and South Asia. The paper examines the historical and socioeconom...

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Autor Principal: El Qorchi, Mohammed
Outros autores: Maimbo, Samuel, Wilson, John
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Series:Occasional Papers; Occasional Paper ; No. 2003/004
Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF