03487oam 22007215 450 991077767910332120200520144314.01-280-85775-797866108577530-8213-7024-310.1596/978-0-8213-7023-0(CKB)1000000000474809(EBL)459508(OCoLC)154218087(SSID)ssj0000090007(PQKBManifestationID)11981116(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000090007(PQKBWorkID)10092307(PQKB)10877114(MiAaPQ)EBC459508(Au-PeEL)EBL459508(CaPaEBR)ebr10176236(CaONFJC)MIL85775(The World Bank)137335715(The World Bank)ocn137335715(US-djbf)14900665(EXLCZ)99100000000047480920070622d2007 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe UK-Nigeria remittance corridor : challenges of embracing formal transfer systems in a dual financial environment /Raul Hernandez-Coss, Chinyere Egwuagu BunWashington, D.C. :World Bank, Dept. for International Development,c2007.xiv, 80 pages illustrations, map ;26 cm. +1 folded color mapWorld Bank working paper,1726-5878 ;no. 92Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-7023-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-80).Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Executive Summary; Introduction; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. At the First Mile; List of Boxes; 2. At the Intermediary Stage; 3. At the Last Mile; 4. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations; Appendix A. United Kingdom Regulatory Overview; Appendix B. Nigeria Regulatory Overview; References; Map of Formal Flows in the UK-Nigeria Corridor and Current and Potential Networks for Distribution in NigeriaThis study is the first research work on remittances conducted in Nigeria and reveals the actual state of its remittance market. The report describes how United Kingdom residents of Nigerian origin transfer remittances home and how the funds are distributed to their beneficiaries in Nigeria. The review presents the remittance industry conditions existing in the UKNigeria remittance corridor at the origination and distribution stages of the transactions, and the intermediaries who facilitate the transfers. The report makes conclusions and compares these main findings with lessons from other corWorld Bank e-Library.United Kingdom-Nigeria remittance corridorEmigrant remittancesNigeriaEmigrant remittancesGreat BritainInformal sector (Economics)NigeriaInformal sector (Economics)Great BritainEmigrant remittancesEmigrant remittancesInformal sector (Economics)Informal sector (Economics)337.410669Hernandez-Coss Raul1968-1097097Bun Chinyere Egwuagu1555603UUMUUMBTCTADLCBOOK9910777679103321The UK-Nigeria remittance corridor3817633UNINA