culture   Yemen
statement   In Yemen, informal money transfer methods like hawala are commonly used due to political instability.

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# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 depository financial institution Yemen Less common and less accessible due to political instability, with many people relying on informal money transfer systems. 1
2 depository financial institution Yemen Less reliance on formal banking systems, with more use of informal money transfer methods such as hawala 1
3 financial institution Yemen Financial institutions are predominantly informal, with practices such as rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs) or relying on traditional hawala networks rather than formal banks. 1