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The Role of Financial Services in Humanitarian Crises

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  • Mayada El-Zoghbi
  • Nadine Chehade
  • Peter McConaghy
  • Matthew Soursourian

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  • Mayada El-Zoghbi & Nadine Chehade & Peter McConaghy & Matthew Soursourian, 2017. "The Role of Financial Services in Humanitarian Crises," World Bank Publications - Reports 26511, The World Bank Group.
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