Documents & Reports
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AML/CFT and financial inclusion : new opportunities emerge from recent FATF action (English)
Increasing numbers of countries worldwide are putting in place regulatory regimes that allow more poor people to access and use basic formal financial services they need to improve their lives. The Financial...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 90954 Document Date: September 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Lyman,Timothy,Noor,Sheikh M. Wameek
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Making remittances work : balancing financial integrity and inclusion (English)
The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States exposed the use of remittance channels for financing terrorism. Acting on this, the international community, through the financial action...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 88482 Document Date: May 29, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Celik,Kuntay,Kulathunga,Anoma,Noor,Sheikh M. Wameek,Todoroki,Emiko
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Protecting mobile money against financial crimes : global policy challenges and solutions (English)
There has been significant discussion on the potential power of mobile-based technologies to provide unbanked populations with access to financial instruments and channels. Through the specific use of...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 60060 Document Date: February 24, 2011 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Chatain,Pierre-Laurent,Christen, Bob,Dannaoui,Najah Nina,De Koker,Louis,Noor,Sheikh M. Wameek,Zerzan,Andrew
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The Canada-Caribbean remittance corridor : fostering formal remittances to Haiti and Jamaica through effective regulation (French)
The World Bank has been at the global forefront in research on remittances. Studying over twelve bilateral remittance corridors thus far, the financial market integrity unit has focused its research on...
Document Type: Other Financial Sector Study Report No.: 48459 Document Date: January 1, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Noor,Sheikh M. Wameek,Todoroki,Emiko,Vaccani,Matteo Carlo Ernesto
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The Canada-Caribbean remittance corridor : fostering formal remittances to Haiti and Jamaica through effective regulation (English)
The World Bank has been at the global forefront in research on remittances. Studying over twelve bilateral remittance corridors thus far, the financial market integrity unit has focused its research on...
Document Type: Other Financial Sector Study Report No.: 48459 Document Date: April 30, 2009 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Noor,Sheikh M. Wameek,Todoroki,Emiko,Vaccani,Matteo Carlo Ernesto
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The Malaysia-Indonesia remittance corridor : making formal transfers the best option for women and undocumented migrants (English)
The corridor between Malaysia and Indonesia is the second largest remittance outflow for Malaysia and the largest remittance inflow for Indonesia. In the East Asia and Pacific Region, Indonesia is the...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 44836 Document Date: July 17, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Hernandez-Coss,Raul E.,Brown,Gillian M.,Lnu,Chitrawati,Endo,Isaku,Todoroki,Emiko,Naovalitha,Tita,Noor,Sheikh M. Wameek,Mar,Cynthia L.