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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458680103321

Autore

Endo Isaku

Titolo

Uganda's remittance corridors from United Kingdom, United States, and South Africa [[electronic resource] ] : challenges to linking remittances to the use of formal services / / Isaku Endo, Jane Namaaji, Anoma Kulathunga

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2011

ISBN

1-282-90621-6

9786612906213

0-8213-8444-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Collana

World Bank working paper ; ; no. 201

Altri autori (Persone)

KulathungaAnoma

NamaajiJane

Disciplina

332/.04246096761

Soggetti

Emigrant remittances - Great Britain

Emigrant remittances - South Africa

Emigrant remittances - Uganda

Emigrant remittances - United States

Foreign exchange - Uganda

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

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction; 2. Analysis of Three Remittance-Sending Countries; 3. Analysis of Uganda as a Remittance-Receiving Country; 4. Findings and Observations; 5. Recommendations; Annex A. Estimation of Remittance Flows to Uganda from the United Kingdom, United States, and South Africa; Annex B. Use of Remittances in Uganda; Annex C. Remittance Impact on Housing Finance in Uganda; Annex D. Overview of Migrant Workers in the United Kingdom, United States, and South Africa

References and Select BibliographyBack Cover

Sommario/riassunto

This report, Remittance Corridors to Uganda: United Kingdom, United States, and South Africa, analyzes and compares three bilateral



remittance corridors. The comparison highlights similarities and differences and the significance of the remittance-sending countries to Uganda in terms of volume, corridor formality, risks, and vulnerability to money laundering. It also describes Uganda as a remittance-receiving country and outlines the remittance flows, market players, distribution network, access and usage of remittance, regulatory framework, and measures taken toward anti-money laundering and