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dc.contributor.authorPassas, Nikos
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-04T08:23:33Z
dc.date.available2018-01-04T08:23:33Z
dc.date.issued2015-01-01
dc.identifieroai:www.cmi.no:5540
dc.identifier.citationChr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Issue 2015:10) 30 p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2475426
dc.description.abstractMany informal cash-based economies run parallel financial systems that are very different to the Western banking concept. Such countries are perceived to have a high risk of money laundering. Looking at Afghanistan, Somalia, and India – where anti-money laundering efforts have yielded mixed results – this paper draws lessons from the operations of financial intermediaries. These countries are considered high risk not only for money laundering and terrorism financing, but also for corruption and political and legal concerns. The issues at hand – risk assessments for remittances, strategies of engaging on the ground, resource management, and alternatives to the existing financial networks – are also valid for other cash-based, low-income societies. In fact, informal remittance channels may provide opportunities to strengthen regulatory and governance capacities.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherChr. Michelsen Institute
dc.relationU4 Issue
dc.relation2015:10
dc.relation.ispartofU4 Issue
dc.relation.ispartofseriesU4 Issue 2015:10
dc.relation.urihttps://www.cmi.no/publications/5540-financial-intermediaries
dc.subjectInternational Drivers of Corruption
dc.subjectAfghanistan
dc.subjectAnti-Money Laundering
dc.subjectCash-Based Societies
dc.subjectFinancial Intermediaries
dc.subjectHawalas
dc.subjectIndia
dc.subjectRemittances
dc.subjectSomalia
dc.subjectTerrorism Financing
dc.titleFinancial intermediaries – Anti-money laundering allies in cash-based societies?
dc.typeResearch report


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