Deregulation of European markets will make it easier for drug traffickers to move their wares and cash between countries.
The administration asserts that its ability to balance the budget by moving cash around shows flexibility that had been built into the system.
The difficulty in moving cash has pushed Iraqi banks into business practices seen in few other places.
All the August outflows came from "hot money" investors, who seek to time markets by moving cash among different funds.
He said fund switchers, those who move from one type of fund to another, moved cash into stock funds in September.
Many fund managers reported that investors moved cash out of long-term fixed income funds as interest rates rose during August.
In other words, investors systematically move cash into funds that have had the best performance.
By one estimate, the cost of moving cash around Britain is about $3 billion a year.
The vulnerability of the international networks that move cash was demonstrated by the Sept. 11 hijackers.
In effect, the special dividend would move cash from Value Line to the holding company that is its largest shareholder.