RAAM, or Raam is a bearer bond and local currency issued by Stichting Maharishi Global Financing Research ( SMDFR ), a charitable foundation based in MERU, Holland.

The Raam was launched on October 26, 2001 and is the concept of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of the Transcendental Meditation technique and the Global Country of World Peace.

The Raam differs from other complimentary currencies because its focus is on the export of products ― in this case organic agricultural products from third world growers to consumers in developed countries ― rather than improving local circulation to benefit the lives of local people.

The Raam is a bearer bond that earns a total of 3 % interest after five years ( 0. 6 % simple interest annually ).

It is issued in denominations of 1, 5 and 10 Raams, with one Raam equal to 10 Euros in Europe, and one Raam equal to 10 dollars in the U. S. Raam notes are printed by Joh.

The Raam is convertible in Holland at the Fortis Bank in Roermond, Holland.

The Raam is also in use in Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa.

The Maharishi Vedic City Raam is identical to the Dutch one except for a small yellow stamp " Maharishi Vedic City ".

The Raam is accepted at Maharishi University of Management and a few businesses in nearby Fairfield.

It is unclear as to how the Raam will circulate in the other countries, since 1 Raam is worth 10 Euro, and there are no smaller denominations.

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The RAAM, or Raam is a currency and bond issued in 2001 by Stichting Maharishi Global Financing Research ( SMDFR ), a charitable, Netherlands foundation.

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The Raam can be used to build new houses, roads, schools and health clinics ".

According to Maharishi Global Financing, agreements were made in 2004 with a farmers ' association in South America and with traditional leaders in Africa to start using the Raam for agricultural development projects.

The First National Bank of Fairfield initially agreed to accept the Raam and exchange it for dollars, but stopped after a few weeks because of discomfort in monitoring the alternative currency on a daily basis, and potentially being stuck with worthless Raam.

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Yahalom also uses the up-armored IDF Caterpillar D9 bulldozer and the remote-controlled " Raam HaShachar " version of the D9 ( which were found extremely useful for special operation and CT duties ), an armored Excavator with drills, the IDF Puma CEV, and Nakpuma, a Nakpadon APC modified to Yahalom's requirements.

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As of 2003, the Dutch Central Bank estimated that there were approximately 100, 000 Raam notes in circulation.

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One source says that, in the mid-fourteenth century, due to the threat of an epidemic, King U Thong moved his court south into the rich floodplain of the Chao Phraya on an island surrounded by rivers, which was the former seaport city of Ayothaya, or Ayothaya Si Raam Thep Nakhon, the Angelic City of Sri Rama.

Raam currency. According to Benjamin Feldman, the Minister of Finance for the Global Country of World Peace: " There are 1. 5 billion people living in extreme poverty and currencies like the US dollar are not available to most of them.

CATO Institute currency expert James Dorn expressed doubt about the viability of the plan, suggesting that other economic approaches would be a better way to establish the network of collective farms envisioned by the Raam project.

As of March, 2004, there was no information available about the Raam development projects, what projects had actually been started, or whether there were any results from the first 2½ years of the project.

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