Somalia's money transfer businesses appealed on Monday for the last major British bank they work with not to close its accounts, warning this would cut lifeline services for the war-torn nation.
With their country ravaged by decades of conflict and without a formal banking system, many Diaspora Somalis depend on money transfer services to send millions of dollars annually to support family in the impoverished country.
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