@article{496642,
      author = {Buencamino, Leonides and Gorbunov, Sergei},
      url = {http://digitallibrary.un.org/record/496642},
      title = {Informal money transfer systems : opportunities and  challenges for development finance /},
      publisher = {UN,},
      abstract = {This paper reviews the main types of informal money  transfer systems (IMTS). Developed centuries ago as a way  to settle financial obligations, IMTS remain today the  preferred remittance vehicle among migrant communities.  Characteristics, such as low transactions costs, speed, and  little paperwork, render them more attractive than banking  institutions. After September 11, IMTS were suspected of  being used for terrorist purposes, leading some to call for  their prohibition. The authors think such a response is too  drastic and instead propose measures to make IMTS less  prone to possible abuse by criminal elements and encourage  the development of formal sector alternatives.},
      recid = {496642},
      pages = {19 p. :},
      address = {[New York] :. 2002-11},
      year = {2002},
      month = {Nov},
}