Remittances
- Money transfers creating business opportunities for microfinance institutions
- Glisovic-Mezieres J. / Microfinance Gateway, CGAP, 2007
- In this brief the author notes that money transfers is a rapidly growing area, creating business opportunities for microfinance institutions (MFIs). As a fee-based product, money transfers can generate revenues and bolster the bottom ...
- Remittances, development and the role of NGOs
- F. Deans; L. Lönnqvist; K. Sen / International NGO Training and Research Centre, 2007
- This paper finds that NGOs should be wary of joining the ‘remittances euphoria’ of recent years. It points out that attempts to link remittances to wider development initiatives have met with limited success according to t...
- Why have migrant remittances in India grown so spectacularly?
- Migration Policy Institute, 2007
- This paper explores the relative importance of remittances in India’s economy and identifies factors responsible for this exponential gain, focusing on the effects of government and commercial bank policies, the profile of recen...
- Receipt of remittances improves school enrolment in South Africa
- Y. Lu; D.J. Treiman / California Center for Population Research, USA, 2007
- In South Africa, black people are much more likely to migrate for work and to send remittances home than any other group. This paper studies the effect of those remittances on black children’s schooling, using data from househol...
- Migration and remittances in Southern Africa
- W. Pendleton,; J. Crush,; E. Campbell, / Southern African Migration Project, 2006
- What are the development impacts of remittances by migrants in Southern Africa? This extensive paper, based on the migration and remittances survey (MARS), provides nationally-representative data on remittance flows and usage at the h...
- Integrating the children of Turkish immigrants in Europe
- M. Crul / Migration Information Source, 2007
- How can the children of immigrants be better integrated into European life and culture? This article looks at pathways to success for the children of immigrants (often called the second generation) in Europe. It focuses on the role of...
- Traditional patron-client relations and migration in Bangladesh
- K. Gardner; Z. Ahmed / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2006
- What is the relationship between migration, poverty and social protection in Bangladesh? This paper, which is based on recent research in Biswanath, Sylhet (in Bangladesh) examines generalised notions of ‘social protection’ ...
- How long-term trends in population ageing, social disparities, and social mobility will shape the Hispanic experience in America
- M. Tienda; F. Mitchell / Committee on Population, National Academy of Sciences, 2006
- Hispanics are one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population and are currently the nation's largest ethnic minority, and they will remain so for the foreseeable future. The Hispanic second generation, the children of Spani...
- Using the development potential of migrant remittances effectively
- B. Ghosh / International Organization for Migration, 2006
- Migrant remittances have become a focus of heightened attention in recent years. This paper discusses the level of remittances, both formal and informal, and their geographical distribution. It also discerns types and personal charact...
- The importance of remittances from Switzerland for Serbia
- State Secretariat for Economic Cooperation and Development, Switzerland, 2007
- As an important origin of remittances, Switzerland is very interested in concepts and projects which facilitate and render more secure transfers of remittances. The aim of this paper is to strengthen the efficiency and impact on devel...
- Money transfers creating business opportunities for microfinance institutions
- Glisovic-Mezieres J. / Microfinance Gateway, CGAP, 2007
- In this brief the author notes that money transfers is a rapidly growing area, creating business opportunities for microfinance institutions (MFIs). As a fee-based product, money transfers can generate revenues and bolster the bottom ...
- Remittances, development and the role of NGOs
- F. Deans; L. Lönnqvist; K. Sen / International NGO Training and Research Centre, 2007
- This paper finds that NGOs should be wary of joining the ‘remittances euphoria’ of recent years. It points out that attempts to link remittances to wider development initiatives have met with limited success according to t...
- Why have migrant remittances in India grown so spectacularly?
- Migration Policy Institute, 2007
- This paper explores the relative importance of remittances in India’s economy and identifies factors responsible for this exponential gain, focusing on the effects of government and commercial bank policies, the profile of recen...
- Receipt of remittances improves school enrolment in South Africa
- Y. Lu; D.J. Treiman / California Center for Population Research, USA, 2007
- In South Africa, black people are much more likely to migrate for work and to send remittances home than any other group. This paper studies the effect of those remittances on black children’s schooling, using data from househol...
- Migration and remittances in Southern Africa
- W. Pendleton,; J. Crush,; E. Campbell, / Southern African Migration Project, 2006
- What are the development impacts of remittances by migrants in Southern Africa? This extensive paper, based on the migration and remittances survey (MARS), provides nationally-representative data on remittance flows and usage at the h...
- Integrating the children of Turkish immigrants in Europe
- M. Crul / Migration Information Source, 2007
- How can the children of immigrants be better integrated into European life and culture? This article looks at pathways to success for the children of immigrants (often called the second generation) in Europe. It focuses on the role of...
- Traditional patron-client relations and migration in Bangladesh
- K. Gardner; Z. Ahmed / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2006
- What is the relationship between migration, poverty and social protection in Bangladesh? This paper, which is based on recent research in Biswanath, Sylhet (in Bangladesh) examines generalised notions of ‘social protection’ ...
- How long-term trends in population ageing, social disparities, and social mobility will shape the Hispanic experience in America
- M. Tienda; F. Mitchell / Committee on Population, National Academy of Sciences, 2006
- Hispanics are one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population and are currently the nation's largest ethnic minority, and they will remain so for the foreseeable future. The Hispanic second generation, the children of Spani...
- Using the development potential of migrant remittances effectively
- B. Ghosh / International Organization for Migration, 2006
- Migrant remittances have become a focus of heightened attention in recent years. This paper discusses the level of remittances, both formal and informal, and their geographical distribution. It also discerns types and personal charact...
- The importance of remittances from Switzerland for Serbia
- State Secretariat for Economic Cooperation and Development, Switzerland, 2007
- As an important origin of remittances, Switzerland is very interested in concepts and projects which facilitate and render more secure transfers of remittances. The aim of this paper is to strengthen the efficiency and impact on devel...
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