The Canada-Caribbean remittance corridor [[electronic resource] ] : fostering formal remittances to Haiti and Jamaica through effective regulation / / Emiko Todoroki, Matteo Vaccani, Wameek Noor

• Autore: Todoroki Emiko
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (196 p.)
• Disciplina: 332/.042
• Soggetto topico: Migrant remittances - Canada; Migrant remittances - Haiti; Migrant remittances - Jamaica; Foreign workers, Haitian - Canada; Foreign workers, Jamaican - Canada; Foreign workers - Legal status, laws, etc - Canada
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: VaccaniMatteo NoorWameek
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Description of Terms and Key Business Models; Executive Summary; Key Statistics; Introduction; Table 1. World Bank's Bilateral Remittance Corridor Analyses, 2008; 1. Migration and Remittance Patterns in the Caribbean; Figure 1. Regional Comparison: Net Migration Rate, 1970-2015; Figure 2. Caribbean: National Net Migration, 2005; Figure 3. Haiti and Jamaica: Net Migration Rate per 1000 people, 1970-2010; Figure 4. GNI Per Capita, By Region, 1980-2006 (current in international PPP) ; Figure 5. Per Capita GDP Growth Rates, By Region, 1980-2006 (10yr moving average)Figure 6. Net Migration Rate and Per Capita GDP, 2000; Table 2. Percentage of Total Expatriates, Highly-skilled Aged 15+; Figure 7. Regional Comparison: Breakdown of Global Inward Remittances, 2007; Figure 8. Caribbean: Remittance inflow, 1991-2005; Figure 9. Regional Comparison: Remittances as a Percent of GDP, 1991-2006; Figure 10. Caribbean (Selected Economies): Remittance Inflows, 2006; Figure 11. Per Capita GNI and Remittances (2006) ; Figure 12. Haiti and Jamaica: Official Development Assistance, FDI, and Remittances(as a percent of GDP)Figure 13. Caribbean: Official Development Aid, FDI, and Remittances, 1980-2005; Box 1. Focus: Haiti and Jamaica; 2. Canada as a Country of Remitters; Table 3. Point System Evolution, 1967-2003; Figure 14. Canada: Composition of Permanent Immigration, 1980-2006; Table 4. Canada: Immigration as Percent of Population, 1967-2006; Figure 15. Canada: Permanent Migration and GDP Growth; Figure 16. Canada: Composition of Population, 1911-2006 ; Figure 17. Region of Origin of Recent Immigrants to Canada, 1971-2006 Figure 18. Caribbean-born Immigrants in Canada; Box 2. Immigration to Quebec; Table 5. Top 10 Country of Origin of Recent Immigrants, 2001-06; Figure 19. Canada: Percent of Recent Immigrants Remitting; Figure 20. Percentage of Respondents who Remitted, By Selected Countries of Birth; Figure 21. Canada: Average Annual Amount Remitted by Recent Migrants; Figure 22. Average Annual Amount Sent by Respondents who Remitted,By Selected Countries of Birth; Figure 23. Canada: Breakdown of Senders, By Amount Sent Annually (percent) ; Table 6. Remittances and Immigrant Categories Figure 24. Bilateral Remittance Estimates using Migrant Stocks, Host Country Incomes, and Origin Country Incomes; Box 3. Money Laundering Threat to RSPs for Funds Going to/from the Caribbean; Box 4. Regulating RSPs at the Provincial Level; Table 7. Summary of STRs Received by FINTRAC; Table 8. Canada: On-site Visits to MSBs by FINTRAC; Table 9. Summary of AML/CFT and Other Requirements for RSPs in Canada; 3. The Canada-Haiti Remittance Corridor; Figure 25. Canada: Admitted Permanent Immigrants from Haiti, 1966-2006 ; Table 10. Haiti: Legal Permanent Resident Flow to the United States
• Sommario/riassunto: Several economies in the Caribbean region, especially from the lower income group, are highly dependent on remittances. Between 1991 and 2006, the combined flows of total remittances reaching the Caribbean have seen almost a 17% average annual growth rate, surpassing USD 6 billion in 2005 and overtaking ODA and FDI into the region. In addition, remittances represent more than 20% of the domestic gross domestic product (GDP) in some Caribbean countries and have played a significant role in lessening both balance of payment deficits and the impact of natural disasters to which the region is parti
• Titolo autorizzato: The Canada-Caribbean remittance corridor
• ISBN: 1-283-19650-6; 9786613196507; 0-8213-7923-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454036303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank working paper ; ; no. 163.