Making Remittances Work

Author : Emiko Todoroki
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 146480110X
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Remittances Work written by Emiko Todoroki and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Migrant workers routinely send small sums back to their families, often a crucial lifeline for their survival. But sending money across countries for these low income people is not easy and often very expensive and risky. Better regulation and supervision of these payment channels can make the process easier to access and more secure.

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Download or read book Making Remittances Work written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1589068254
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Transactions in Remittances written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2009-09-14 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Transactions in Remittance: Guide for Compilers and Users (RCG) presents concepts, definitions, and classifications related to remittances. It is consistent with the new standards for measuring balance of payments transactions, as contained in the sixth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6). These standards are used globally to compile comprehensive and comparable data. The RCG identifies the main remittances compilation methods currently being used by compilers and discusses in detail the strengths and weaknesses of each method. It is the first manual providing compilation guidance for remittances and is also the first compilation guide based on concepts set out in BPM6. Although the RCG is primarily aimed at remittances data compilers, it may also be useful for users who wish to understand remittances data.

Author : Group of Ten. Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book General Principles for International Remittance Services written by Group of Ten. Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Theresa W. Devasahayam
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 7 pages
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Download or read book Making Remittances Work in Southeast Asia written by Theresa W. Devasahayam and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the World Bank report Migration and Remittances during the Global Financial Crisis and Beyond, remittance income now exceeds foreign aid from the West in some developing countries. Other studies claim that not only are remittances now triple the size of official aid flows; they are much more stable than other financial sources. It has also been established that remittances constitute a more constant source of income for developing countries than official development assistance, foreign direct investment, and private flows.

Author : Oya Pınar Ardıç
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ISBN 13 : 9789292595692
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book The Journey So Far: Making Cross-border Remittances Work for Financial Inclusion written by Oya Pınar Ardıç and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Samuel Munzele Maimbo
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821357948
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remittances written by Samuel Munzele Maimbo and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Migrants have long faced unwarranted constraints to sending money to family members and relatives in their home countries, among them costly fees and commissions, inconvenient formal banking hours, and inefficient domestic banking services that delay final payment to the beneficiaries. Yet such remittances are perhaps the largest source of external finance in developing countries. Officially recorded remittance flows to developing countries exceeded US$125 billion in 2004, making them the second largest source of development finance after foreign direct investment. This book demonstrates that governments in developing countries increasingly recognize the importance of remittance flows and are quickly addressing these constraints.

Author : Richard H. Adams
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book International remittances and the household : analysis and review of global evidence written by Richard H. Adams and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: This paper examines the economic impact of international remittances on countries and households in the developing world. To analyze the country-level impact of remittances, the paper estimates an econometric model based on a new data set of 115 developing countries. Results suggest that countries located close to a major remittance-sending region (like the United States, OECD-Europe) are more likely to receive international remittances, and that while the level of poverty in a country has no statistical effect on the amount of remittances received, for those countries which are fortunate enough to receive remittances, these resource flows do tend to reduce the level and depth of poverty. At the household level, a review of findings from recent research suggest that households receiving international remittances spend less at the margin on consumption goods-like food-and more on investment goods-like education and housing. Households receiving international remittances also tend to invest more in entrepreneurial activities.

Author : Jacqueline Irving
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821383620
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Migrant Remittance Flows written by Jacqueline Irving and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2010-03-26 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the findings from responses to a survey conducted in 2008 09 from 114 central banks worldwide (of which 33 are in Africa), this paper aims to better understand how central banks and other national institutions regulate and collect data and other information on cross-border remittance flows. Findings indicate that, although the vast majority of countries, in both sending and receiving countries, collect data on remittances, and 43 percent of receiving countries estimate informal remittances, there is a need for more frequent and better coordinated data collection, both across national institutions and among different divisions within the same national institution, as well as between countries. Survey results also indicate that many new market entrants transfer activities are unregulated. Countries must take into account new channels and technologies, such as mobile phone service providers, in monitoring remittance flows. It will be important for national regulatory authorities to work closely with mobile telecoms network operators to strike the right regulatory balance, to better understand these new channels associated risks and fully tap their potential for fostering inexpensive, efficient remittance transfer services. The high cost of transfers was cited in the survey as the top factor inhibiting migrants from using formal channels. Many countries, particularly in Africa, have made progress in rendering exclusivity contracts illegal, which helps increase competitiveness and reduce transfer costs. But further policy reforms and initiatives are needed to address the high costs of remittances. The joint African Development Bank-World Bank Africa Migration Project and G-8 Global Remittances Working Group provided partial funding support for this study.

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Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 082136345X
Total Pages : 182 pages
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Download or read book Global Economic Prospects 2006 written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International migration, the movement of people across international boundaries to improve economic opportunity, has enormous implications for growth and welfare in both origin and destination countries. An important benefit to developing countries is the receipt of remittances or transfers from income earned by overseas emigrants. Official data show that development countries' remittance receipts totaled 160 billion in 2004, more than twice the size of official aid. This year's edition of Global Economic Prospects focuses on remittances and migration. The bulk of the book covers remittances.