03162oam 22006975 450 991078358320332120200520144314.01-280-45455-597866104545560-8213-6659-910.1596/978-0-8213-6658-5(CKB)1000000000225222(EBL)459419(OCoLC)495529265(SSID)ssj0000087070(PQKBManifestationID)11121189(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087070(PQKBWorkID)10052514(PQKB)11303426(MiAaPQ)EBC459419(Au-PeEL)EBL459419(CaPaEBR)ebr10126095(CaONFJC)MIL45455(OCoLC)935270826(The World Bank)ocm70151559(US-djbf)14559268(EXLCZ)99100000000022522220060920d2006 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Germany-Serbia remittance corridor : challenges of establishing a formal money transfer system /Jose De Luna Martinez, Isaku Endo, Corrado BarberisWashington, D.C. :World Bank,c2006.x, 53 pages, [1] leaf of plates illustrations, maps (some color) ;26 cmWorld Bank working paper ;no. 80Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-6658-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-53).Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction and Objectives of the Study; 1. The First Mile; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF BOXES; 2. At the Intermediary Stage; 3. The Last Mile; 4. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations; Appendixes; Bibliography; Map of Serbian Population in Germany and Driving Distances to BelgradeSerbia has become one of the largest remittance-recipient countries in the world. It is estimated that in 2004 Serbia received US2.4 billion dollars in remittances from Serbian workers in Germany, the United States, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and other countries. This amount represented 12 percent of Serbia's GDP. This report provides an overview of remittance flows from Germany to Serbia and analyzes why a large part of remittance transfers take place outside financial institutions. The study presents a series of recommendations on needed policy changes to facilitate the transfer of remittWorld Bank e-Library.International financeInternational economic relationsInternational finance.International economic relations.332.45Luna-Martinez Jose de1968-1494730Endo Isaku1471690Barberis Corrado67931World Bank.UUMUUMTJCBAKERDLCBOOK9910783583203321The Germany-Serbia remittance corridor3718444UNINA