WIRE — In 1991, Somalia's central government collapsed. Public institutions weakened, national infrastructure was severely damaged, the formal banking system struggled, and confidence in national financial systems declined. For many Somalis, money became something physical, fragile, difficult to move, and sometimes difficult to trust. As confidence in the Somali shilling weakened and many transactions shifted toward
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