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Dahabshiil

Somalia Briefing: Adeso's Degan Ali
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Somalia Briefing: Threats to food security & remittances

Speakers: Degan Ali (Executive Director, Adeso), Sara Pantuliano (Director, Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI), Abdirashid Duale (Chief Executive, Dahabshiil)
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Talking remittances: ‘Super tax’, a strangled market and the Somali regions

Hannah Gibson looks at the vital role remittances play in paying for essentials and investment for businesses and asks whether lower fees would be a good idea.
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Somali remittances update: banking up the wrong tree

Edward Paice reflects on the undesirable effects of interrupting remittance flows to Somalia and the UK government response which lays the blame, wrongly, at the door of Somali money transfer operators.
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Somali remittances: 10 things you need to know

Hannah Gibson assesses the implications for Somalia of Barclay’s announcement that it will close the accounts of all but 19 of its 165 clients in the remittance transfer business.
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Somali money matters – an update on the remittances saga

Edward Paice argues that an effective and sustainable solution to the issue of Somali remittances will require concerted political will and an appreciation of the unique nature of the Somali financial market.
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Somalia, remittances and unintended consequences: In conversation with Abdirashid Duale

Edward Paice talked to Abdirashid Duale, chief executive of Dahabshiil, about the crucial importance of remittances to the Somali region and the potential impact if money transfers are reduced.