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hawala: a standalone construct

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hawala1 CONSTRUCTHawalaEL QORCHI · MIDDLE EASTERN

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Middle Eastern studies

an informal system for transferring money through networks of brokers without moving cash, based on trust between them.

In Middle Eastern studies, hawala refers to an informal system for transferring money through networks of brokers without moving cash, based on trust between them. This meaning comes from El Qorchi (2003) in Occasional Papers.[1]

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  1. El Qorchi, M., Maimbo, S. M., & Wilson, J. W. (2003). Informal Funds Transfer Systems: An Analysis of the Informal Hawala System. Occasional Papers. https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589062269.084

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