Much of this informal finance is either secured against property or invested in it.

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" But he also said her case "reflects how the development of informal finance has still not adapted to the development of our economy and society.

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Informal talks between finance ministers have taken place to try to solve some early problems regarding removal of import tariffs.

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In the past, developers relied on informal sources of finance including advance payments from home buyers and rarely qualified for bank loans.

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As the eurozone finance ministers gather today in Dublin for an informal meeting the list of problems only grows larger: what will they do about Cyprus, whose black hole is bigger than first thought?

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Clinton criticized Republicans for walking away from an informal agreement to create a bipartisan commission to work on campaign finance reform.

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But the vast volume of informal transfers has made it much easier to hide illicit transfers, whether they relate to criminal activity or terrorist finance.

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