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Alternative remittance systems and terrorism financing : issues in risk mitigation /

This paper is designed to cover a subset of such category, i.e. the realm of unregulated/informal Alternative Remittance Systems, also known as informal value transfer systems (IVTS). In these cases, operators form a parallel, underground financial system aimed at rapidly and effectively moving valu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vaccani, Matteo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2010.
Colección:World Bank working paper ; no. 180.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This paper is designed to cover a subset of such category, i.e. the realm of unregulated/informal Alternative Remittance Systems, also known as informal value transfer systems (IVTS). In these cases, operators form a parallel, underground financial system aimed at rapidly and effectively moving value within or between jurisdictions, often without being detected by regulators and law enforcement, and usually without available transaction records. Where prevalent (as it is often the case in low-income economies), ARS are frequently the only mechanism by which the poor or isolated can send and re.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 28 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780821381793
0821381792
0821381784
9780821381786
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9786612422256
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9781282422254
ISSN:1726-5878 ;