02821nam 2200625Ia 450 991045215400332120200520144314.01-280-65431-797866106543140-8213-6783-8(CKB)1000000000469273(EBL)459384(OCoLC)427506785(SSID)ssj0000089999(PQKBManifestationID)11111856(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089999(PQKBWorkID)10093175(PQKB)10022875(MiAaPQ)EBC459384(Au-PeEL)EBL459384(CaPaEBR)ebr10146795(CaONFJC)MIL65431(OCoLC)427845926(EXLCZ)99100000000046927320060804d2006 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe U.S.-Guatemala remittance corridor[electronic resource] understanding better the drivers of remittances intermediation /Hela Cheikhrouhou ... [et al.]Washington, D.C. World Bankc20061 online resource (88 p.)World Bank working paper,1726-5878 ;no. 86Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-6782-X Includes bibliographical references.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 CorridorThis 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 World Bank working paper ;no. 86.Emigrant remittancesGuatemalaEmigrant remittancesUnited StatesElectronic books.Emigrant remittancesEmigrant remittances332.1/78Cheikhrouhou Hela1972-1000056World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452154003321The U.S.-Guatemala remittance corridor2441805UNINA