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Suppressing the Financing of Terrorism : A Handbook for Legislative Drafting

International Monetary Fund - 2003

In recent years, the IMF has become deeply involved in the international movement to prevent the abuse of financial systems and to protect and enhance the integrity of the international financial system. The IMF’s involvement has been expanded beyond anti-money-laundering efforts to include...

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Jamaica SME Finance

International Monetary Fund - 2015

Almost all formal small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Jamaica have access to checking or saving accounts, but the financial sector is scarcely used to finance their investments. The lack of funding for the SME sector, or its high cost, has a negative impact on entrepreneurship and business...

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Changing Patterns in Low-Income Country Financing and Implications for Fund Policies on External Financing and Debt

International Monetary Fund - 2009

Low-income countries (LICs) face significant challenges in meeting their development objectives while maintaining a sustainable debt position. The international community's main answer to this dilemma has been to promote recourse to concessional external resources. The Fund's recommendations to...

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Finance & Development, March 2013

International Monetary Fund - 2013

Two years ago, citizens in the Arab world—fired by their ideals and visions of a better life—ignited a social movement …

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Finance & Development, December 2012

International Monetary Fund - 2012

transform the developing world. Rich donors are devoting fortunes—many of them earned through computer software, entertainment … building dreams.This issue of F&D looks at the world of targeted giving and social entrepreneurship.“ Philanthropy’s role is to … get things started,” says Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who is the world’s most generous giver. “We used foundation …

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Hungary : Financial Sector Assessment Program: Detailed Assessment of Standards and Codes — Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

International Monetary Fund - 2005

This paper presents an assessment of Hungary’s antimoney laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism measures. The Hungarian authorities have made significant progress in strengthening their AML regime. The most important step has been the passage of a revised AML Act of 2003,...