Financial sector policy and the poor [[electronic resource] ] : selected findings and issues / / Patrick Honohan
| Financial sector policy and the poor [[electronic resource] ] : selected findings and issues / / Patrick Honohan |
| Autore | Honohan Patrick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (90 p.) |
| Disciplina | 332 |
| Collana | World Bank working paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Microfinance - Developing countries
Financial institutions - Developing countries Finance - Government policy - Developing countries Poor - Developing countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-08515-0
9786610085156 1-4175-5219-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455685103321 |
Honohan Patrick
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| Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Financial sector policy and the poor : : selected findings and issues / / Patrick Honohan
| Financial sector policy and the poor : : selected findings and issues / / Patrick Honohan |
| Autore | Honohan Patrick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | vii, 77 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina | 332 |
| Collana | World Bank working paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Microfinance - Developing countries
Financial institutions - Developing countries Finance - Government policy - Developing countries Poor - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
1-280-08515-0
9786610085156 1-4175-5219-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780586503321 |
Honohan Patrick
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| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Financial sector policy and the poor : selected findings and issues / / Patrick Honohan
| Financial sector policy and the poor : selected findings and issues / / Patrick Honohan |
| Autore | Honohan Patrick |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | vii, 77 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina | 332 |
| Collana | World Bank working paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Microfinance - Developing countries
Financial institutions - Developing countries Finance - Government policy - Developing countries Poor - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
1-280-08515-0
9786610085156 1-4175-5219-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Microfinance Penetration -- Non-uniform Development of Microfinance Across Countries -- Microfinance is Too Small to Threaten the Mainstream -- 3. Is Microfinance Different to the Mainstream? -- Differences Related to Scale, Style, and Subsidy -- What Prevents Microfinance from Expanding to Full Potential? -- 4. Impact -- Microfinance Impact: Alleviation More than Escape -- More Developed Mainstream Financial Systems are Associated with Less Poverty -- Poverty Gap Data Highlights the Need for Deeper Mainstream Finance in Africa -- 5. Protecting the Vulnerable -- Predatory Lending-The Liberal's Usury -- Combating Prejudice and Discrimination -- 6. Concluding Remarks -- APPENDIXES -- A Microfinance Penetration -- B MFI Scale and Profitability -- C Poverty Rates and Financial Depth -- D Predatory Lending -- LIST OF TABLES -- 1a MFI Penetration Rates-Top Countries -- 1b Borrowing Clients at "Alternative Financial Institutions" -- A1 Explaining MFI Penetration (Total Population) -- A2 Explaining MFI Penetration (Poor Population) -- B1 Sustainability, Size, and Focus -- B2 Return on Assets, Size, and Focus -- C1 Poverty and Financial Depth -- C2 Poverty and Financial Depth (Alternative Samples) -- C3 Poverty and Financial Depth (Additional Variables) -- LIST OF FIGURES -- 1a MFI Penetration -- 1b Credit Penetration by "Alternative Financial Institutions" -- 2 MFI Penetration of Total and Poor Population -- 3 Penetration by Region (Clients) -- 4 Penetration by Region (Assets) -- 5 MFI Penetration and the Poverty Headcount -- 6 National Poverty Gaps Plotted Against the Size of Mainstream Finance. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911093958403321 |
Honohan Patrick
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| Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Financial sector policy and the poor : selected findings and issues / / Patrick Honohan
| Financial sector policy and the poor : selected findings and issues / / Patrick Honohan |
| Autore | Honohan Patrick |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | vii, 77 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina | 332 |
| Collana | World Bank working paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Microfinance - Developing countries
Financial institutions - Developing countries Finance - Government policy - Developing countries Poor - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
1-280-08515-0
9786610085156 1-4175-5219-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Microfinance Penetration -- Non-uniform Development of Microfinance Across Countries -- Microfinance is Too Small to Threaten the Mainstream -- 3. Is Microfinance Different to the Mainstream? -- Differences Related to Scale, Style, and Subsidy -- What Prevents Microfinance from Expanding to Full Potential? -- 4. Impact -- Microfinance Impact: Alleviation More than Escape -- More Developed Mainstream Financial Systems are Associated with Less Poverty -- Poverty Gap Data Highlights the Need for Deeper Mainstream Finance in Africa -- 5. Protecting the Vulnerable -- Predatory Lending-The Liberal's Usury -- Combating Prejudice and Discrimination -- 6. Concluding Remarks -- APPENDIXES -- A Microfinance Penetration -- B MFI Scale and Profitability -- C Poverty Rates and Financial Depth -- D Predatory Lending -- LIST OF TABLES -- 1a MFI Penetration Rates-Top Countries -- 1b Borrowing Clients at "Alternative Financial Institutions" -- A1 Explaining MFI Penetration (Total Population) -- A2 Explaining MFI Penetration (Poor Population) -- B1 Sustainability, Size, and Focus -- B2 Return on Assets, Size, and Focus -- C1 Poverty and Financial Depth -- C2 Poverty and Financial Depth (Alternative Samples) -- C3 Poverty and Financial Depth (Additional Variables) -- LIST OF FIGURES -- 1a MFI Penetration -- 1b Credit Penetration by "Alternative Financial Institutions" -- 2 MFI Penetration of Total and Poor Population -- 3 Penetration by Region (Clients) -- 4 Penetration by Region (Assets) -- 5 MFI Penetration and the Poverty Headcount -- 6 National Poverty Gaps Plotted Against the Size of Mainstream Finance. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911150054903321 |
Honohan Patrick
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| Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Remittances [[electronic resource] ] : development impact and future prospects / / editors, Samuel Munzele Maimbo, Dilip Ratha
| Remittances [[electronic resource] ] : development impact and future prospects / / editors, Samuel Munzele Maimbo, Dilip Ratha |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (402 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.9/009172/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MaimboSamuel Munzele
RathaDilip |
| Soggetto topico |
Emigrant remittances - Developing countries
Transfer payments - Developing countries Finance - Government policy - Developing countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-15562-0
9786610155620 0-8213-5795-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Remittances: An Overview; Part I Remittance Trends and Determinants; Chapter 1 Workers' Remittances: An Important and Stable Source of External Development Finance; Chapter 2 Migrant Remittances in Africa: A Regional Perspective; Part II Maximizing the Development Impact of Remittances; Chapter 3 The Socioeconomic Impact of Remittances on Poverty Reduction; Chapter 4 Remittances and Economic Development in India and Pakistan; Chapter 5 Migrant Workers' Remittances: A Source of Finance for Micro-Enterprise Development in Bangladesh?
Chapter 6 Migration and Development: The Philippine Experience Chapter 7 Remittances from Canada to Central America and the Caribbean; Part III Strengthening the Formal Financial Infrastructure for Remittances; Chapter 8 Exploring the Credit Union Experience with Remittances in the Latin American Market; Chapter 9 Remittances and Pyramid Investment Schemes in Albania; Chapter 10 International Remittances: Delivering Fair Value; Part IV Increasing Transparency in the Informal Financial Infrastructure for Remittances; Chapter 11 The Regulation and Supervision of Informal Funds Transfer Systems Chapter 12 Regulation and Supervision in a Vacuum: The Story of the Somali Remittance Sector Chapter 13 A Proposed Framework to Analyze Informal Funds Transfer Systems; Part V Migration, Development, and Remittances; Chapter 14 The Impact of International Migration and Remittances on Poverty; Chapter 15 Transnationalism and Development: Trends and Opportunities in Latin America; Chapter 16 Remittances: The New Development Mantra?; Index; Boxes; 1.1 Securitizing Future Flows of Workers' Remittances; 1.2 Mexican Matrículas Consulares Boost Remittances 1.3 Financial Fairs Promote Good Banking Habits 2.1 The Effects of Regulation on Remittances; 13.1 FATF's Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing; 13.2 FedACH's International Model; 13.3 Preliminary Obstacles to Estimating IFT; 16.1 The Limitations of Remittance Data: A Serious Caveat; Figures; 1.1 Workers' Remittances and Other Inflows; 1.2 Remittances Are Higher in Lower-Income Countries, 2003; 1.3 Remittances Are Higher in Lower-Income Countries, 2003; 1.4 Top 20 Developing-Country Recipients of Remittances, 2003; 1.5 Top 20 Developing-Country Recipients of Remittances, 2003 1.6 Top Sources of Outward Remittances, 2003 1.7 Outward Remittances from the United States and Saudi Arabia; 1.8 Volatility of Remittances Compared to Private Flows in the Philippines; 1.9 Volatility of Remittances Compared to Private Flows in Turkey; 1.10 Volatility of Remittances, by Country Group, 1980's and 1990's; 1.11 India's Remittance Receipts; 1.12 Average Transfer Fee and Exchange Rate Commission for Sending US200, February 2002; 2.1 Remittances to Developing Countries,1970 to 2001; 2.2 Total Remittances to Africa,1990 to 2001; 2.3 Remittances by Region,1990 to 2001 2.4 Regional Distribution of Remittances to Africa, 2001 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450389603321 |
| Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Remittances : : development impact and future prospects / / editors, Samuel Munzele Maimbo, Dilip Ratha
| Remittances : : development impact and future prospects / / editors, Samuel Munzele Maimbo, Dilip Ratha |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2005] |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 378 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
| Disciplina | 338.9/009172/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MaimboSamuel Munzele
RathaDilip |
| Soggetto topico |
Emigrant remittances - Developing countries
Transfer payments - Developing countries Finance - Government policy - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
1-280-15562-0
9786610155620 0-8213-5795-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Remittances: An Overview; Part I Remittance Trends and Determinants; Chapter 1 Workers' Remittances: An Important and Stable Source of External Development Finance; Chapter 2 Migrant Remittances in Africa: A Regional Perspective; Part II Maximizing the Development Impact of Remittances; Chapter 3 The Socioeconomic Impact of Remittances on Poverty Reduction; Chapter 4 Remittances and Economic Development in India and Pakistan; Chapter 5 Migrant Workers' Remittances: A Source of Finance for Micro-Enterprise Development in Bangladesh?
Chapter 6 Migration and Development: The Philippine Experience Chapter 7 Remittances from Canada to Central America and the Caribbean; Part III Strengthening the Formal Financial Infrastructure for Remittances; Chapter 8 Exploring the Credit Union Experience with Remittances in the Latin American Market; Chapter 9 Remittances and Pyramid Investment Schemes in Albania; Chapter 10 International Remittances: Delivering Fair Value; Part IV Increasing Transparency in the Informal Financial Infrastructure for Remittances; Chapter 11 The Regulation and Supervision of Informal Funds Transfer Systems Chapter 12 Regulation and Supervision in a Vacuum: The Story of the Somali Remittance Sector Chapter 13 A Proposed Framework to Analyze Informal Funds Transfer Systems; Part V Migration, Development, and Remittances; Chapter 14 The Impact of International Migration and Remittances on Poverty; Chapter 15 Transnationalism and Development: Trends and Opportunities in Latin America; Chapter 16 Remittances: The New Development Mantra?; Index; Boxes; 1.1 Securitizing Future Flows of Workers' Remittances; 1.2 Mexican Matrículas Consulares Boost Remittances 1.3 Financial Fairs Promote Good Banking Habits 2.1 The Effects of Regulation on Remittances; 13.1 FATF's Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing; 13.2 FedACH's International Model; 13.3 Preliminary Obstacles to Estimating IFT; 16.1 The Limitations of Remittance Data: A Serious Caveat; Figures; 1.1 Workers' Remittances and Other Inflows; 1.2 Remittances Are Higher in Lower-Income Countries, 2003; 1.3 Remittances Are Higher in Lower-Income Countries, 2003; 1.4 Top 20 Developing-Country Recipients of Remittances, 2003; 1.5 Top 20 Developing-Country Recipients of Remittances, 2003 1.6 Top Sources of Outward Remittances, 2003 1.7 Outward Remittances from the United States and Saudi Arabia; 1.8 Volatility of Remittances Compared to Private Flows in the Philippines; 1.9 Volatility of Remittances Compared to Private Flows in Turkey; 1.10 Volatility of Remittances, by Country Group, 1980's and 1990's; 1.11 India's Remittance Receipts; 1.12 Average Transfer Fee and Exchange Rate Commission for Sending US200, February 2002; 2.1 Remittances to Developing Countries,1970 to 2001; 2.2 Total Remittances to Africa,1990 to 2001; 2.3 Remittances by Region,1990 to 2001 2.4 Regional Distribution of Remittances to Africa, 2001 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783258503321 |
| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2005] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Remittances : development impact and future prospects / / editors, Samuel Munzele Maimbo, Dilip Ratha
| Remittances : development impact and future prospects / / editors, Samuel Munzele Maimbo, Dilip Ratha |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 378 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
| Disciplina | 338.9/009172/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MaimboSamuel Munzele
RathaDilip |
| Soggetto topico |
Emigrant remittances - Developing countries
Transfer payments - Developing countries Finance - Government policy - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
1-280-15562-0
9786610155620 0-8213-5795-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Remittances: An Overview; Part I Remittance Trends and Determinants; Chapter 1 Workers' Remittances: An Important and Stable Source of External Development Finance; Chapter 2 Migrant Remittances in Africa: A Regional Perspective; Part II Maximizing the Development Impact of Remittances; Chapter 3 The Socioeconomic Impact of Remittances on Poverty Reduction; Chapter 4 Remittances and Economic Development in India and Pakistan; Chapter 5 Migrant Workers' Remittances: A Source of Finance for Micro-Enterprise Development in Bangladesh?
Chapter 6 Migration and Development: The Philippine Experience Chapter 7 Remittances from Canada to Central America and the Caribbean; Part III Strengthening the Formal Financial Infrastructure for Remittances; Chapter 8 Exploring the Credit Union Experience with Remittances in the Latin American Market; Chapter 9 Remittances and Pyramid Investment Schemes in Albania; Chapter 10 International Remittances: Delivering Fair Value; Part IV Increasing Transparency in the Informal Financial Infrastructure for Remittances; Chapter 11 The Regulation and Supervision of Informal Funds Transfer Systems Chapter 12 Regulation and Supervision in a Vacuum: The Story of the Somali Remittance Sector Chapter 13 A Proposed Framework to Analyze Informal Funds Transfer Systems; Part V Migration, Development, and Remittances; Chapter 14 The Impact of International Migration and Remittances on Poverty; Chapter 15 Transnationalism and Development: Trends and Opportunities in Latin America; Chapter 16 Remittances: The New Development Mantra?; Index; Boxes; 1.1 Securitizing Future Flows of Workers' Remittances; 1.2 Mexican Matrículas Consulares Boost Remittances 1.3 Financial Fairs Promote Good Banking Habits 2.1 The Effects of Regulation on Remittances; 13.1 FATF's Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing; 13.2 FedACH's International Model; 13.3 Preliminary Obstacles to Estimating IFT; 16.1 The Limitations of Remittance Data: A Serious Caveat; Figures; 1.1 Workers' Remittances and Other Inflows; 1.2 Remittances Are Higher in Lower-Income Countries, 2003; 1.3 Remittances Are Higher in Lower-Income Countries, 2003; 1.4 Top 20 Developing-Country Recipients of Remittances, 2003; 1.5 Top 20 Developing-Country Recipients of Remittances, 2003 1.6 Top Sources of Outward Remittances, 2003 1.7 Outward Remittances from the United States and Saudi Arabia; 1.8 Volatility of Remittances Compared to Private Flows in the Philippines; 1.9 Volatility of Remittances Compared to Private Flows in Turkey; 1.10 Volatility of Remittances, by Country Group, 1980's and 1990's; 1.11 India's Remittance Receipts; 1.12 Average Transfer Fee and Exchange Rate Commission for Sending US200, February 2002; 2.1 Remittances to Developing Countries,1970 to 2001; 2.2 Total Remittances to Africa,1990 to 2001; 2.3 Remittances by Region,1990 to 2001 2.4 Regional Distribution of Remittances to Africa, 2001 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911105882803321 |
| Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Remittances : development impact and future prospects / / editors, Samuel Munzele Maimbo, Dilip Ratha
| Remittances : development impact and future prospects / / editors, Samuel Munzele Maimbo, Dilip Ratha |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 378 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
| Disciplina | 338.9/009172/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MaimboSamuel Munzele
RathaDilip |
| Soggetto topico |
Emigrant remittances - Developing countries
Transfer payments - Developing countries Finance - Government policy - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
1-280-15562-0
9786610155620 0-8213-5795-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Remittances: An Overview; Part I Remittance Trends and Determinants; Chapter 1 Workers' Remittances: An Important and Stable Source of External Development Finance; Chapter 2 Migrant Remittances in Africa: A Regional Perspective; Part II Maximizing the Development Impact of Remittances; Chapter 3 The Socioeconomic Impact of Remittances on Poverty Reduction; Chapter 4 Remittances and Economic Development in India and Pakistan; Chapter 5 Migrant Workers' Remittances: A Source of Finance for Micro-Enterprise Development in Bangladesh?
Chapter 6 Migration and Development: The Philippine Experience Chapter 7 Remittances from Canada to Central America and the Caribbean; Part III Strengthening the Formal Financial Infrastructure for Remittances; Chapter 8 Exploring the Credit Union Experience with Remittances in the Latin American Market; Chapter 9 Remittances and Pyramid Investment Schemes in Albania; Chapter 10 International Remittances: Delivering Fair Value; Part IV Increasing Transparency in the Informal Financial Infrastructure for Remittances; Chapter 11 The Regulation and Supervision of Informal Funds Transfer Systems Chapter 12 Regulation and Supervision in a Vacuum: The Story of the Somali Remittance Sector Chapter 13 A Proposed Framework to Analyze Informal Funds Transfer Systems; Part V Migration, Development, and Remittances; Chapter 14 The Impact of International Migration and Remittances on Poverty; Chapter 15 Transnationalism and Development: Trends and Opportunities in Latin America; Chapter 16 Remittances: The New Development Mantra?; Index; Boxes; 1.1 Securitizing Future Flows of Workers' Remittances; 1.2 Mexican Matrículas Consulares Boost Remittances 1.3 Financial Fairs Promote Good Banking Habits 2.1 The Effects of Regulation on Remittances; 13.1 FATF's Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing; 13.2 FedACH's International Model; 13.3 Preliminary Obstacles to Estimating IFT; 16.1 The Limitations of Remittance Data: A Serious Caveat; Figures; 1.1 Workers' Remittances and Other Inflows; 1.2 Remittances Are Higher in Lower-Income Countries, 2003; 1.3 Remittances Are Higher in Lower-Income Countries, 2003; 1.4 Top 20 Developing-Country Recipients of Remittances, 2003; 1.5 Top 20 Developing-Country Recipients of Remittances, 2003 1.6 Top Sources of Outward Remittances, 2003 1.7 Outward Remittances from the United States and Saudi Arabia; 1.8 Volatility of Remittances Compared to Private Flows in the Philippines; 1.9 Volatility of Remittances Compared to Private Flows in Turkey; 1.10 Volatility of Remittances, by Country Group, 1980's and 1990's; 1.11 India's Remittance Receipts; 1.12 Average Transfer Fee and Exchange Rate Commission for Sending US200, February 2002; 2.1 Remittances to Developing Countries,1970 to 2001; 2.2 Total Remittances to Africa,1990 to 2001; 2.3 Remittances by Region,1990 to 2001 2.4 Regional Distribution of Remittances to Africa, 2001 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911135547103321 |
| Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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