Migration and Remittance Trends 2009 : A Better-Than-Expected Outcome So Far, But Significant Risks Ahead

Newly available data show that officially recorded remittance flows to developing countries reached $338 billion in 2008, higher than our previous estimate of $328 billion. Based on monthly and quarterly data released by some central banks and in l...

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Main Authors:	Ratha, Dilip, Mohapatra, Sanket, Silwal, Ani
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AMOUNT OF REMITTANCES ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING ASSETS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS STATISTICS BANK DEPOSITS BILL BORDER TRANSFERS CAPITA INCOME CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL MARKET CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANKS COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES CONSTANT EXCHANGE RATE COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN DATA ON REMITTANCES DEPOSITS DEPRECIATION DESTINATION COUNTRY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DOLLAR EXCHANGE RATE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC GROWTH EMERGING MARKETS EMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENTS EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL FINANCING FINANCIAL CRISIS FOREIGN WORKERS GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS GLOBAL ECONOMY GOVERNMENT SUPPORT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE HIGH LEVELS OF REMITTANCES HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOUSING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION INCOME INCOME SHOCKS INCOMES INFORMAL CHANNELS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATE DIFFERENTIALS INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES INVESTMENT PURPOSES LABOR MARKET LEVERAGE LOCAL CURRENCY LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMICS MARKET ACCESS MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MIGRANT REMITTANCES MIGRANT TRANSFERS MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS MOBILE PHONE MONEY TRANSFER MUNICIPALITIES OIL PRICES OUTPUT OUTSOURCING PAYMENT SYSTEMS PHONE NETWORKS POLICY RESPONSES PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE CAPITAL FLOWS QUOTAS RECESSION RECIPIENT COUNTRIES REMITTANCE REMITTANCE COSTS REMITTANCE FLOWS REMITTANCE INFLOWS REMITTANCE OUTFLOWS REMITTANCE RECEIVING REMITTANCE RECIPIENTS REMITTANCE SERVICE REMITTANCE SERVICE PROVIDERS REMITTANCES REMITTANCES FOR INVESTMENT RETURN RETURN MIGRANTS RETURN MIGRATION RETURNS SAVINGS SECURITY AGREEMENT SEND MONEY SEND REMITTANCES SKILLED MIGRANTS SKILLED WORKERS SLACK SLOWDOWN SMALL BUSINESSES STOCKS TAX TAX CREDIT TERRORISM UNEMPLOYMENT RATES VALUATION WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/11510168/migration-remittance-trends-2009-better-than-expected-outcome-so-far-significant-risks-ahead http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10958

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10958

Migration and Remittance Trends 2009 : A Better-Than-Expected Outcome So Far, But Significant Risks Ahead

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