3 articles on "hawala"

Hawala, or The Bank That Never Was

la, or The Bank That Never Was by: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. I. OVERVIEW In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the USA, attention was drawn to the age-old, secretive, and globe-spanning banking system developed in Asia and known as "Hawa...

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Hawala, or The Bank That Never Was

Hawala, sometimes referred to as “the bank that never was”, is an alternative remittance system that operates outside of traditional banking channels. It is a method of transferring money without physically moving it, and it is particularly popul...

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Hawala, or the Bank that Never Was - Part II

II. HAWALA AND TERRORISMRecent anti-terrorist legislation in the US and the UK allows government agencies to regularly supervise and inspect businesses that are suspected of being a front for the ''Hawala'' banking system, makes i...

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