03035oam 22006975 450 991077779330332120200520144314.01-280-65431-797866106543140-8213-6783-810.1596/978-0-8213-6782-7(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(The World Bank)ocm70884962(US-djbf)14481502(EXLCZ)99100000000046927320060804d2006 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe U.S.-Guatemala remittance corridor : understanding better the drivers of remittances intermediation /Hela Cheikhrouhou ... [and others]Washington, D.C. :World Bank,c2006.xii, 71 pages illustrations, map ;26 cmWorld 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 e-Library.US-Guatemala remittance corridorEmigrant remittancesGuatemalaEmigrant remittancesUnited StatesEmigrant remittancesEmigrant remittances332.1/78Cheikhrouhou Hela1972-1557597World Bank.DLCDLCYDXBAKERYDXCPDLCBOOK9910777793303321The U.S.-Guatemala remittance corridor3821297UNINA