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- The second aim is to develop mechanisms to ensure the maximum economic impact of remittances in the community of origin. Remittances are an important resource for the reduction of poverty. — “IOM - Remittances”, iom.int
- Remittances and Development. Remittances and. Development. Lessons from Massimo Cirasino is Head of the Payment Systems and Remittances Services. — “Remittances and Development”,
- Today, remittances are the second-largest source of financial resources to developing countries just behind foreign direct Of the $158 billion of U.S. total resources flows to the developing world in 2005, 26 percent came from remittances. — “USAID Global Partnerships: Global Development Alliance”, usaid.gov
- After falling 5.5 percent between 2008 and 2009, remittances to developing countries are estimated to have rebounded by 6%. The rebound has brought remittances to countries in the East Asia & Pacific and South Remittances to Europe and Central Asia and Latin America remain relatively depressed,. — “remittances”,
- Estimates of remittances to developing countries vary from International Fund for Agricultural Development's Remittances contribute to economic growth and to the livelihoods of people worldwide. — “Remittance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia”,
- Interview with Dilip Ratha on Remittances. 8 April 2009, 10:00 AM EDT. Remittances will fall more than originally expected this year—from $305 billion last year to an amount closer to $290 billion in 2009, according to the latest World Bank research. — “World Bank Speak Out: Interview with Dilip Ratha on Remittances”,
- In Mexico, public works that would be considered the province of government elsewhere may be financed by Mexican workers' remittances sent to their hometowns. In fact, the practice has been institutionalized by el Presidente Fox, who offers matching funds in some cases. — “LTG: Remittances Increasingly a Part of the Globalized Economy”,
- In this way, remittances become an engine for wider. local development, remittances. The cost of this journey – both financial and in terms. — “Remittances/eng”,
- New Publication May 2010: Ten Years of Innovation in Remittances: Lessons Learned and Models for the Future. Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2009: The impact of the global financial crisis. — “Remittances - MIF - Inter-American Development Bank”,
- For the purposes of this brief, a remittance transfer will refer only to international remittances. Remittances are non-reciprocal in that they are one-way financial flows with no anticipation of return or reimbursement. — “Remittances”, uiowa.edu
- MPI Research Assistant Kevin O'Neil outlines key aspects of remittances from the United States. This Spotlight examines the growing impact that remittances from the United States are having in countries around the world, and especially in Latin America. — “Migration Information Source - Remittances from the United”,
- Remittances are once again a hot topic among economists. The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to economists who developed "micro finance" banking, a scheme which ( allegedly) enables small amounts of cash remittances to be leveraged into larger private sector loans. — “: 11/13/06 - National Data: Looking (In Vain) for”,
- Migration and Remittances. An important part of the World Bank's work on migration and remittances involves efforts to monitor and forecast remittance and migration flows, and to provide timely ***ysis on topics such as remittances, migration, and diaspora issues. — “Prospects - Migration and Remittances”,
- This Article introduces the legal community to remittances, and activities – micro-lending, land-titling, and remittances – that have. captured the imagination of international institutions. — “REMITTANCES”, law.georgetown.edu
- Various studies have examined the types of people who send and those who receive remittances. In 2000 remittances to Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua--nations that receive almost all their money transfers from the. — “Research on Remittances - Pew Hispanic Center”,
- Migrant Remittances. Since the beginning of the. year, the growth of remittances has continued a. steady or increasing flow. Remittances to Morocco increased. by 12.3 percent, from $1.22 billion in the first quarter. of 2006 to $1.38 billion in the first quarter of 2007. — “Remittances”,
- One of the few bright spots in the Mexican economy has been the flow of money entering the country as workers' remittances—money earned abroad by Mexican citizens and sent back to their families in Mexico. In fact, in 2002 Mexico received the most remittances of any country in the world. — “Workers' Remittances to Mexico - Business Frontier, Issue 1”,
- Remittances - from WN Network. WorldNews delivers latest Breaking news including World News, U.S., politics, business, entertainment, science, weather and sports news. Search News and archives in 44 languages. — “Remittances”,
- Remittances summary with 6 pages of lesson plans, quotes, chapter summaries, ***ysis, encyclopedia entries, essays, research information, and more. — “Remittances Summary and ***ysis Summary | ”,