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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452154003321

Titolo

The U.S.-Guatemala remittance corridor [[electronic resource] ] : understanding better the drivers of remittances intermediation / / Hela Cheikhrouhou ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2006

ISBN

1-280-65431-7

9786610654314

0-8213-6783-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (88 p.)

Collana

World Bank working paper, , 1726-5878 ; ; no. 86

Altri autori (Persone)

CheikhrouhouHela <1972->

Disciplina

332.1/78

Soggetti

Emigrant remittances - Guatemala

Emigrant remittances - United States

Electronic books.

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.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Executive Summary; Introduction; LIST OF FIGURES; 1. At the First Mile; LIST OF BOXES; LIST OF TABLES; 2. At the Intermediary Stage; 3. At the Last Mile; Appendixes; Bibliography; Map of Remittance Flows in the U.S.-Guatemala Corridor

Sommario/riassunto

This study gives an overview of the intermediation of worker remittance flows from the United States to Guatemala. In contrast to other remittance corridors in the world, most transfers in this corridor are channeled in the United States through the formal sector, and distributed in Guatemala through the banking system. However, both senders and receivers have little access to financial products and services. This study argues that in a country characterized by high income inequality and low and concentrated access to credit, the large role played by domestic banks in distributing remittances