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== Diary ==
== Diary ==


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=== Hundred dollar bills ===
 
==== Lost in Iraq ====
 
How the US sent $12bn in cash to Iraq. And watched it vanish
 
Special flights brought in tonnes of banknotes which disappeared into the war zone
 
* [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/feb/08/usa.iraq1 How the US sent $12bn in cash to Iraq. And watched it vanish] @ The Guardian
 
==== Surge ====
 
There’s been a mysterious surge in $100 bills in circulation, possibly linked to global corruption
 
WED, FEB 27 20199:22 AM
 
The number of hundred-dollar bills in circulation has skyrocketed in the past decade.
It could be a troubling indicator for global corruption as high-denomination bills remain a go-to for criminals, given the anonymity and lack of transaction record.
“There’s certainly enough evidence to say it is an enabler of corruption, but it is also a way for people to keep assets outside of the financial system,” says Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek research.
 
* [https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/27/theres-been-a-mysterious-surge-in-100-bills-in-circulation-possibly-linked-to-global-corruption.html There’s been a mysterious surge in $100 bills in circulation, possibly linked to global corruption] @ CNBC


== In the News ==
== In the News ==

Revision as of 12:13, 17 May 2022

Online diary of Karl Jones for Tuesday May 17, 2022.

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Diary

Hundred dollar bills

Lost in Iraq

How the US sent $12bn in cash to Iraq. And watched it vanish

Special flights brought in tonnes of banknotes which disappeared into the war zone

Surge

There’s been a mysterious surge in $100 bills in circulation, possibly linked to global corruption

WED, FEB 27 20199:22 AM

The number of hundred-dollar bills in circulation has skyrocketed in the past decade. It could be a troubling indicator for global corruption as high-denomination bills remain a go-to for criminals, given the anonymity and lack of transaction record. “There’s certainly enough evidence to say it is an enabler of corruption, but it is also a way for people to keep assets outside of the financial system,” says Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek research.

In the News

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