Migration and Remittances : Recent Developments and Outlook

Using newly available census data, the stock of international migrants is estimated at 247 million in 2013, significantly larger than the previous estimate of 232 million, and is expected to surpass 250 million in 2015. Migrants’ remittances to dev...

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Main Authors:	Ratha, Dilip K., De, Supriyo, Dervisevic, Ervin, Plaza, Sonia, Schuettler, Kirsten, Shaw, William, Wyss, Hanspeter, Yi, Soonhwa, Yousefi, Seyed Reza
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	2016
Subjects:	SANITATION MONEY TRANSFER SYSTEMS LABOR MIGRANTS COSTS OF REMITTANCES MONETARY POLICY GLOBAL REMITTANCE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK UNEMPLOYMENT RATES REPATRIATION GROWTH OF REMITTANCES REMITTANCE TRANSFER DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BIG CITIES MONEY LAUNDERING MIGRATION POLICY VALUE OF REMITTANCES REMITTANCES FLOWS INCOME REMITTANCE INFLOWS TERRORIST REMITTANCE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IMMIGRANTS MONEY TRANSFER ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS DATA ON REMITTANCES REMITTANCE SERVICES DROP IN REMITTANCES DEVELOPMENT GOALS CREDIT CARD REMITTANCE FLOWS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL REMITTANCES NATIONAL LEVEL BALANCE OF PAYMENTS MANUAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE VULNERABILITY TRANSFER SERVICES REMITTANCE OUTFLOWS INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION INFORMAL CHANNELS MONEY TRANSFER OPERATORS KNOWLEDGE NATIVE WORKERS REMITTANCE RECEIPTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TRAINING FORCED MIGRATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES POPULATION DIVISION IMMIGRATION POLICIES ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES MIGRATION TRANSFERS NUMBER OF MIGRANTS REMITTANCE SERVICE PROVIDERS INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER OPERATORS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS STATISTICS LABOR SHORTAGES SOCIAL SECURITY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRANSFER COSTS MIGRANT DESTINATION COUNTRIES MIGRANTS TRANSACTIONS MIGRATION FLOWS UNEMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD LEVEL DIASPORA MIGRANT REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS TRANSPORTATION POLICIES TRANSFER SYSTEMS IMMIGRATION POLICY LOW-INCOME COUNTRY MIGRANT REMITTANCES SMALL COUNTRIES SKILL LEVEL FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT MONEY TRANSFER BUSINESSES PURCHASING POWER NATIONAL AUTHORITIES INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT CAPITAL FLOWS MIGRANT WORKERS REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL BORDERS POPULATIONS FOREIGN EXCHANGE MALARIA NATIONALS POLICY REMITTANCE COSTS FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE BANK ACCOUNTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER LOCAL COMMUNITY RECIPIENT COUNTRIES WIRE TRANSFERS MONEY TRANSFER COMPANIES BORDER TRANSACTIONS WAR IRREGULAR MIGRATION DOMESTIC REMITTANCES ASYLUM CENSUSES COUNTRY OF DEPARTURE RURAL AREAS REMITTANCE SERVICE NUMBER OF CHILDREN FINANCIAL MARKETS IMMIGRATION COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES RATE OF GROWTH MONEY TRANSFER SERVICES POPULATION DEVELOPMENT PLANS MONEY TRANSFER BUSINESS DEBIT CARD TRANSFER BUSINESS CIVIL WAR FOREIGN POLICY REMITTANCE CORRIDORS HOME COUNTRIES EXCHANGE RATE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN REMITTANCES RECIPIENT COUNTRY ACCOUNT HOLDERS GENDER EQUALITY SERVICE PROVIDERS
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