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Risk Instability and the Pattern of Foreign Direct Investment in the Middle East and North Africa Region
International Monetary Fund - 2004
This paper demonstrates that instability associated with investment risk is critical in explaining the level of foreign direct investment for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, which generally have higher investment risk than developed countries. The empirical results support...
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Debt-Equity Composition of International Investment
International Monetary Fund - 1988
Capital flows to the nonindustrial countries share three striking characteristics. First, the bulk, of these flows was in the form of debt, not equity; second, the loans were mostly to, or guaranteed by, debtor governments; and third, these debts were largely bank loans, not bonds. This paper...
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Spillovers in International Corporate Taxation
International Monetary Fund - 2014
This paper explores the nature, significance and policy implications of spillovers in international corporate taxation-the effects of one country's rules and practices on others. It complements current initiatives focused on tax avoidance by multinationals, notably the G20-OECD project on Base...
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Foreign Direct Investment
International Monetary Fund - 1990
This paper summarizes the theory and empirical evidence on the determinants of foreign direct investment. These determinants include expected relative rates of return, risk diversification, market size, technological advantage, market failure, oligopolistic rivalry, liquidity, currency strength,...
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Reference guide to anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism
Schott, Paul Allan - 2006 - 2nd ed. and supplement on Special Recommendtaion IX
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Union of Comoros : Detailed Assessment Report of Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism
International Monetary Fund - 2013
The assessment of the anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) system of the Union of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557801
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Reference guide to anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism
Schott, Paul Allan - 2006 - 2nd ed. and supplement on Special Recommendtaion IX
This second edition of the Reference Guide is a comprehensive source of practical information on how countries can fight money laundering and terrorist financing. Aimed at helping countries understand the new international standards, it discusses the problems caused by these crimes, the specific...
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Kingdom of the Netherlands-Netherlands : Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
International Monetary Fund - 2011
Terrorism preventive measures, which dates back to 1993. The legal framework for Customer Due Diligence is generally adequate …
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India : Report on Observance of Standards and Codes—FATF Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
International Monetary Fund - 2011
India faces a range of money laundering and terrorist financing risks. India continues to be a target for terrorist groups and has been the victim of numerous attacks. Based on a threat assessment, it was found that India's major sources for terrorist financing (FT) were funds/resources from...
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines : Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
International Monetary Fund - 2010
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is exposed to money laundering (ML) and financing of terrorism (FT) risk related … to drug trafficking and international criminal groups. The financing of terrorism has also been criminalized and is … largely in conformity with the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (SFT) Convention. The legal and institutional …
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