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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450322403321

Titolo

Migrant labor remittances in South Asia [[electronic resource] /] / Samuel Munzeke Maimbo ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2005

ISBN

1-280-15160-9

9786610151608

0-8213-8351-5

0-8213-6184-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (147 p.)

Collana

Directions in development

Altri autori (Persone)

MaimboSamuel Munzele

Disciplina

332.1/78

Soggetti

Emigrant remittances - South Asia

Foreign workers, South Asian - Arab countries

Banks and banking - South Asia

Infrastructure (Economics) - South Asia - Finance

Electronic books.

South Asia Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Executive Summary; 1 International Remittances: Impact, Policy, and Costs; Notes; 2 The Development Impact of Remittances; Notes; 3 Public Infrastructure for Remittances; Notes; 4 Formal Financial Sector Infrastructure for Remittances; Notes; 5 Informal Financial Sector Infrastructure for Remittances; Notes; 6 Conclusions and Recommendations; Notes; Appendix 1 Summary of Dataset on Poverty, Inequality, International Migration, and Remittances; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

According to a recent World Bank study of remittances, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are all among the top 20 receivers of remittances, with estimated receipts of US3.2 billion, US8.4 billion and U.S 1.5 billion respectively. Migrant Labor Remittances in South Asia identifies and discusses the key issues affecting the remittance industry



in South Asia. It examines the development and implementation of policies, processes, and infrastructure to foster a development-oriented transfer of financial resources between migrants in developed economies and their families in the region. R