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  Sending money home: a survey of remittance products and services in the United Kingdom

  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 transparency on costs, speed of money transfer, and the coverage and customer service that banks, building societies and money transfer operators offer in the UK.
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  Migration and the Millennium Development Goals for health

  Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2005

  This brief looks at the potential impacts of migration for achievement of the Millennium Development Goals on Health, focusing on six areas: ill health; well being; HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; child and maternal mortality; forced migration, mortality and morbidity; and health brain drain.Findings include:ill health can exclude individuals from the opportunity to migrate, and a
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  Internal migration to the Gauteng Province, South Africa

  Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2005

  This study aims to quantify and describe migration to and migrant labour in Gauteng Province, South Africa, with a view to gaining some insight into special challenges that in-migrant households may present.
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  Movement of natural persons between the Philippines and Japan: issues and prospects

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004

  This paper aims to explore possibilities for how the migration of workers from the Philippines to Japan could improve productivity in both countries.
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  The development potential of Zimbabweans in the diaspora

  International Organization for Migration, 2005

  This study aims to understand the skills base, transnational links and interest in contributing to development of Zimbabweans living in the United Kingdom and South Africa.
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  Internal migration and development: a global perspective

  International Organization for Migration, 2005

  This paper discusses the trends, causes and impacts associated with internal voluntary migration for paid work.
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  Seasonal migration as survival strategy

  GDNet document store, 2005

  This paper examines the motivations of people who migrate from Burkina Faso to Côte d’Ivoire, the economic pole of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).
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  Dynamics of remittance utilization in Bangladesh

  International Organization for Migration, 2005

  This report looks at the importance of remittances for the economic development of the origin countries of migrant communities. The report takes Bangladesh as a case study.The report answers the following three questions: what is the impact of remittances on households and the broader community in Bangladesh?
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  Beyond remittances: the role of diaspora in poverty reduction in their countries of origin

  Microfinance Gateway, CGAP, 2004

  This paper analyses the impact of established Diaspora on the reduction of poverty, and identifies ways in which policy interventions, especially from donors of official development assistance, might strengthen that impact.This paper specifically: examines the role of Diaspora in poverty reduction through four main areas of focus: policy and practice towards Diaspora on the part
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  Migration and pro-poor policy in East Africa

  Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2004

  This paper reports on the findings of a survey conducted on migration and pro-poor policy in East Africa. It identifies the importance of migration to the poor, discusses migration policies, key issues and policy gaps in each country, as well as the region as a whole.

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