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Migrant Labor Remittances in Africa : Reducing Obstacles to Developmental Contributions

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dc.contributor.authorSander, Cersten
dc.contributor.authorMainbo, Samuel Munzele
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T09:14:55Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T09:14:55Z
dc.date.issued2005-02
dc.description.abstractMigrants have received heightened international recognition from the development community in recent times. New World Bank estimates on the volume of remittances show that documented remittance flows continue to increase at a rapid rate, putting global annual flows at US$88 billion for 2002 (revised up from earlier estimates of US$80 billion reported in the 2003 World Bank Global Development Report) and projecting $90 billion for 2003, based on trends in the first half of the year. Actual figures are generally accepted to be much higher. This means that remittance flows constitute the largest source of financial flows to developing countries after Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and indeed in many countries exceed FDI flows.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/02/5641004/migrant-labor-remittances-africa-reducing-obstacles-developmental-contributions
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/9672
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9672
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAfrica Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 247
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNT
dc.subjectACCOUNTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBONDS
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subjectCAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subjectCHANNELS
dc.subjectCOLLATERAL
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectDIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectEAST AFRICA
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEMERGING MARKETS
dc.subjectEURO
dc.subjectEXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS
dc.subjectEXPOSURE
dc.subjectEXTERNAL FINANCING
dc.subjectFINANCIAL FLOWS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INDUSTRY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN CURRENCY
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTROLS
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE EXPOSURE
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
dc.subjectMATCHING
dc.subjectMATCHING GRANTS
dc.subjectMATURITY
dc.subjectMIDDLE EAST
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICIES
dc.subjectMONEY TRANSFERS
dc.subjectMORTGAGES
dc.subjectNORTH AFRICA
dc.subjectPOINT
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSECURITIES
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.titleMigrant Labor Remittances in Africa : Reducing Obstacles to Developmental Contributionsen
dc.title.alternativeRapatrement des salaires des travaileurs emigres en - Afrique: reduire les obstacles aux cntributions au developpmenten
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2005-03-04
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:00:56.695912Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/02/5641004/migrant-labor-remittances-africa-reducing-obstacles-developmental-contributions
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid475051468004824592
okr.guid267751468203951099
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000090341_20050304154909
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5641004
okr.identifier.report31556
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/03/04/000090341_20050304154909/Rendered/PDF/315560find247.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Conditions and Volatility
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicEarth Sciences and GIS
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicScience and Technology Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.unitAFT: Core Operations Services (AFTOS)
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