Shanghai / New York / Hongkong / London / New York City / /
Company
Informal Money Transfer Systems / popu- 5 Informal Money Tranfer Systems / Country B. / Western Union / /
Continent
Africa / Asia / Europe / /
Country
Taiwan / Bangladesh / Colombia / Russia / Pakistan / United States / Australia / Philippines / China / Jamaica / India / Somalia / /
Currency
Peso / cent / USD / / /
Event
M&A / /
Facility
Columbia University / /
IndustryTerm
money transfer infrastructure / bank account / remittance systems / conventional banking facilities / underground banking systems / conventional banking institutions / conventional banking services / conventional banking system / money transfer services / food / money remittance systems / money transfer networks / law enforcement authorities / conventional financial infrastructure / fei ch’ien systems / informal networks / bank / mass media / conventional financial systems / money transfer systems / bank fees / banking / formal financial systems / bank runs / facsimile services / conventional bank routes / early banking services / transnational banking / informal systems / non-bank institutions / conventional regulated banking / counterpart broker / /
Organization
Development Policy Analysis Division Department of Economic / Columbia University / Commonwealth Secretariat / aid groups / Commonwealth Business Council / World Bank / United Nations / Development Policy Analysis Division / European Commission / United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs / Colombian Government / United Nations Secretariat / /
Person
Leonides Buencamino / Jean-Francois Zelnec / Dominika Halka / Mark Scher / Keiji Inoue / Ian Kinniburgh / Carl Gray / Barry Herman / Simon Cunningham / Krishnan Sharma / Sergei Gorbunov / Ana Lima / /
Position
broker / official development assistance / Professor / Director / /
ProvinceOrState
New York / Shansi Province / /
Region
South East Asia / North America / Middle East / North Africa / southern China / Latin America / South America / South Asia / Southeast Asia / /
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