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- catalog abstract "Annotation The study examines the hawala system 's operational characteristics, vulnerability to financial abuse and regulatory implications. Annotation The Money Exchange Dealers of Kabul is an exploratory piece of research on how the informal financial sector operates in conflict-afflicted countries. This paper presents the findings, analyses and conclusions of a study on the operational characteristics of an informal funds transfer system found in Afghanistan, generally referred to as hawala. It describes the systemA's geographic characteristics, convenience, effectiveness, cost, and its relationship with the formal financial system. It studies the domestic transfer of development funds by international aid institutions and nongovernmental organizations and discusses the hawala systemA's benefits as well as the operational characteristics that make it vulnerable to abuse. Finally, it presents the authors conclusions on the developmental role of informal financial institutions in the Afghan financial system; the implications for financial management practices of donor-financed development programs; and the regulatory and supervisory options for Da Afghanistan Bank.".
- catalog contributor b13052555.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description "Annotation The Money Exchange Dealers of Kabul is an exploratory piece of research on how the informal financial sector operates in conflict-afflicted countries. This paper presents the findings, analyses and conclusions of a study on the operational characteristics of an informal funds transfer system found in Afghanistan, generally referred to as hawala. It describes the systemA's geographic characteristics, convenience, effectiveness, cost, and its relationship with the formal financial system. It studies the domestic transfer of development funds by international aid institutions and nongovernmental organizations and discusses the hawala systemA's benefits as well as the operational characteristics that make it vulnerable to abuse. Finally, it presents the authors conclusions on the developmental role of informal financial institutions in the Afghan financial system; the implications for financial management practices of donor-financed development programs; and the regulatory and supervisory options for Da Afghanistan Bank.".
- catalog description "Annotation The study examines the hawala system 's operational characteristics, vulnerability to financial abuse and regulatory implications.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-38).".
- catalog extent "vii, 38 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Money exchange dealers of Kabul.".
- catalog identifier "0821355864".
- catalog isFormatOf "Money exchange dealers of Kabul.".
- catalog isPartOf "World Bank working paper ; no. 13".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, DC : World Bank,".
- catalog relation "Money exchange dealers of Kabul.".
- catalog spatial "Afghanistan.".
- catalog subject "332 21".
- catalog subject "HG177.8.A3 M35 2003".
- catalog subject "Hawala system Afghanistan.".
- catalog title "The money exchange dealers of Kabul : a study of the Hawala system in Afghanistan / Samuel Munzele Maimbo.".
- catalog type "text".