Challenges to sending money back home
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- Information on young migrants
- ( United Nations Population Fund , 2006)
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Why do young people move? Who are they? This report explores the lives of young migrants from or those whose lives are marked by the experiences of spouses or relatives who have moved abroad.
... - Migrant remittances – the advantages of personal flows
- ( D. Ratha / Migration Policy Institute , 2007)
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Migrant remittances are the most tangible and perhaps the least controversial link between migration and development. This paper finds that remittances provide a convenient angle for approaching th...
Why have migrant remittances in India grown so spectacularly?
- ( Migration Policy Institute , 2007)
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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 commercia...
- Best practices for the remittance industry in the UK
- ( Department for International Development, UK , 2006)
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This report examines existing information on the UK remittance industry, and synthesises good practices, data and emerging innovations relevant to remittances from the UK to developing countries.
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- The role of family loyalty and hardship in migrant remittance flows
- ( J. Bouhga-Hagbe / International Monetary Fund , 2006)
- Workers’ remittances have been playing an increasingly important role in the balance of payments of many countries and can significantly contribute to the strength of their external positions. Assessi...
- The role of the diaspora in the face of disaster in Haiti
- ( P. Fagan / Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI , 2006)
- This study examines the role of remittances to Haiti’s third largest city, Gonaives, after it was destroyed by the September 2004 tropical storm Jean. The author finds that:migrant remittances...
- Are remittances financing development?
- ( Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , 2005)
- This brief paper discusses the literature on remittances in three areas: the developmental impact of remittances; policies to enhance the developmental impact of remittances; and remittances and migra...
- Improving UK remittance services for migrants
- ( Department for International Development, UK , 2005)
- This report provides comparable and accessible information on the products and services available to people wanting to send money home from the UK to developing countries. The report aims to increase ...
- Harnessing the investment potential of migrants remittances: the importance of family ties
- ( Richmond Tiemoko / id21 Development Research Reporting Service , 2003)
- Family ties are key to securing valuable remittances and financial investment from migrants to their home countries. Although migrants who maintain close family ties frequently send money back home, t...
- Social and political impacts of remittances
- ( D. Kapur / Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four , 2003)
- This paper examines remittance flows to developing countries. It is divided into three main sections: first, it highlights the severe limitations in data, a sharp contrast to other sources of external...
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