Remittances
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Understanding the Importance of Remittances
Remittances to developing countries exceeded $93 billion in 2003, but fees averaging 13 percent, data gaps, and weak financial infrastructure limited their development impact.
Beyond Remittances: The Role of Diaspora in Poverty Reduction in their Countries of Origin
Diaspora communities reduce poverty in countries of origin through investment, knowledge, and policy tools that go well beyond remittances.
Circular Migration: Keeping Development Rolling?
Circular migration has surged globally, but data and policy still reflect outdated models.
Migration and Development: Reframing the International Policy Agenda
The migration-development debate needs better remittance research, broader development definitions, and stronger developing-country input.
Migration as a Factor in Development and Poverty Reduction
Remittances rival official aid, but brain drain and weak investment climates limit migration's development impact; diaspora networks hold great promise.
Refugee Diasporas, Remittances, Development, and Conflict
Refugee diaspora remittances aid conflict-affected homelands but can also fund armed groups.
Remittance Data
Tables show 2001's top remittance recipients.
Remittances from the United States in Context
Global remittances to developing countries hit $72.3 billion in 2001, of which Latin America received over one-third.
Soaring Remittances Raise New Issues
Global remittances rival development aid, but research gaps remain.
Using Remittances and Circular Migration to Drive Development
A 2003 Migration Policy Institute (MPI) expert meeting found remittances and circular migration were underused as development tools.