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

_Occasional Papers, April 10, 2003_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Mohammed El Qorchi, John F. Wilson, Samuel Munzele Maimbo
- Published: April 10, 2003
- Series: Occasional Papers
- Pages: 56
- Stock No: S222PR
- ISBN: 9781451940534
- ISSN: 0251-6365

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### Authorship and date
- Authors: Mohammed El Qorchi, John F. Wilson, Samuel Munzele Maimbo
- Publication date: April 10, 2003

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