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Uruguay; Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This report provides a summary of the level of observance with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and recommendations to strengthen their observance. IMF staff reviewed the institutional framework, relevant laws, regulations, guidelines, and other requirements to deter money laundering (ML)...

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THE PERFORMANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN THE EXPLOSIVES MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA

SANDHAM, LUKE ALAN; VYVER, FELICITY VAN DER; RETIEF, … - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 15 (2013) 03, pp. 1350013-1

Explosives manufacture in South Africa is a major component of the chemical and mining industry, and as an important … authorisation of explosives manufacturing activities is based primarily upon the quality of information made available in the … Environmental Impact Report (EIR), but the quality of EIR for explosives manufacturing projects has never been investigated. A …

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Hungary; Financial Sector Assessment Program: Detailed Assessment of Standards and Codes â€” Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper presents an assessment of Hungaryâ€™s antimoney laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism measures. The Hungarian authorities have made significant progress in strengthening their AML regime. The most important step has been the passage of a revised AML Act of...

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A concept of walking robot for humanitarian demining

Doroftei, Ioan; Baudoin, Yvan - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 39 (2012) 5, pp. 441-449

Purpose – At present, more than 100 million undetonated landmines left over from wars remain buried worldwide. These mines kill or injure approximately 3,000 individuals each year (80 persons per day), most of them civilians. They represent a particularly acute problem in developing countries...

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Design of a training tool for improving the use of hand‐held detectors in humanitarian demining

Fernández, Roemi; Montes, Héctor; Salinas, Carlota; … - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 39 (2012) 5, pp. 450-463

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the design of a training tool intended to improve deminers' technique during close‐in detection tasks. Design/methodology/approach – Following an introduction that highlights the impact of mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs),...

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Complete coverage path planning of mobile robots for humanitarian demining

Đakulovic, Marija; Petrovic, Ivan - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 39 (2012) 5, pp. 484-493

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a path planning algorithm for a non‐circular shaped mobile robot to autonomously navigate in an unknown area for humanitarian demining. For that purpose the path planning problem comes down to planning a path from some starting location to a...

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Detecting mines and IEDs: what are the prospects for robots?

Bogue, Robert - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 38 (2011) 5, pp. 456-460

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the present‐day use of, and future prospects for, robots for detecting mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), with an emphasis on the key operational requirements. Design/methodology/approach – Following an introduction to the impact of mines...

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Designing competitive service models

Martinez, Veronica; Turner, Trevor - In: Service design and delivery, (pp. 61-81). 2011

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"Out of light a little profit"? : returns to capital at Bryant and May, 1884 - 1927

Arnold, A. J. - In: Business history 53 (2011) 4, pp. 617-640

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Landmines and international business community: a political ecology perspective

Singh, Satyendra - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 4 (2010) 4, pp. 284-295

Purpose – The two decades of civil war have left Angola plagued with about ten millions landmines, causing destructions to human conditions and communities. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to create awareness of the landmine‐related problems among the business community and propose...

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