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December 1, 2005 |
Sending Money Home: Trends in Migrant Remittances Over the past fifteen years, international migrant remittances have become increasingly prominent -- with $167 billion flowing to developing countries. Survey data show that remittances have reduced the poverty headcount ratio significantly in several low-income countries. |
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The Way to Play Africa Africa is the continent with the most untapped potential. Will it ever be stable for U.S. investors? |
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The Final Investment Frontier Does Africa belong in your portfolio? |
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Remittances Offer Promise of New Revenue and New Markets to Banks About 40 percent of the global funds transmitted annually by migrant workers to their home countries emanate from the U.S., yet banks here so far process only about 3 percent of world remittances. |
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Africa: Changing the Narrative Enduring poverty and conflict are so stark in Africa that it is sometimes difficult to see what else is happening ion the economy. |
