Remittances

Indonesia: Workers sent home $6 billion

Date: 02/01/2012 - 08:14

Despite disruptions to labor agreements last year, Indonesians working abroad managed to send home US$6.1 billion in 2011. Some argue that this figure is too small to be ignored, and challenge the government to step up its efforts to protect the safety of its citizens working abroad.

Anis Hidayah, executive director of Migrant Care, a nongovernmental organization (NGO) focused on workers’ rights, repeated the call in response to the remittances the migrant workers sent home.

Informe del Banco Mundial: Países en desarrollo recibirán más de US$350.000 millones en remesas en 2011

Date: 04/12/2011 - 10:53

Se prevé que los flujos de remesas hacia los países en desarrollo sumen un total de US$351.000 millones en el presente año y que a nivel mundial, incluido los envíos hacia economías de ingreso alto, estos alcancen los US$406.000 millones, según un informe recientemente actualizado sobre migración y remesas del Banco Mundial.

Selon un rapport de la Banque mondiale, les envois de fonds vers les pays en développement devraient dépasser 350 milliards de dollars en 2011

Date: 04/12/2011 - 10:51

Les flux d’envois de fonds devraient atteindre, pour l’année calendaire en cours, 351 milliards de dollars vers les pays en développement et 406 milliards de dollars pour l’ensemble du monde, pays à revenu élevé compris, selon un rapport récemment actualisé de la Banque mondiale sur les migrations et les envois de fonds dans le monde.

Developing Countries to Receive Over $350 Billion in Remittances in 2011, Says World Bank Report

Date: 04/12/2011 - 10:49

Remittance flows to developing countries are expected to total $351 billion this year, and worldwide remittances, including those to high-income countries, will reach $406 billion for the current calendar year, according to a newly updated World Bank brief on global migration and remittances.

The top recipients of officially recorded remittances, estimated for 2011, are India ($58 billion), China ($57 billion), Mexico ($24 billion), and the Philippines ($23 billion). Other large recipients include Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Vietnam, Egypt and Lebanon.

TIGRA and MFIC Join Forces to Advance Financial Inclusion of Marginalized Transnational Families

Date: 15/11/2011 - 08:47

Microfinance International Corporation (MFIC), a D.C.-based financial services company, and the Transnational Institute for Grassroots Research & Action (TIGRA), a California-based non-governmental organization, have entered into a strategic partnership to pursue their common goal of strengthening the financial services infrastructure in marginalized communities, particularly those who have been impacted by migration.

Europe-wide Diaspora Platform for Development launched!

Date: 30/06/2011 - 14:20

A platform representing Diaspora organizations working on international development issues was today created at the end of a three-day meeting of diaspora organizations drawn from 13 countries in Europe. The conference held at the Kontakt der Kontinenten in Soesterberg, The Netherlands resolved that the Europe-wide Diaspora Platform for Development be formed to coordinate international development efforts of migrants in Europe.

Foreign Policy: Better Immigrant Money Management

Date: 26/05/2011 - 06:29

Reducing poverty, creating employment, and building schools and roads for the benefit of billions of people in developing countries requires large amounts of funds. But there are not that many new sources of funding that can be tapped for such noble purposes. The migrants of developing countries offer a rare pool of resources that can be tapped via diaspora bonds.

UN agency calls for cheap transfer costs for migrants sending money home

Date: 22/02/2011 - 10:38

The United Nations agency that promotes the integration of developing countries into the world economy is calling for cheaper ways for migrant workers to send money back home so as to maximize the economic impact.

Envois de fonds des travailleurs expatriés de l'UE27

Date: 14/12/2010 - 11:50

Dans l'UE27, les montants transférés par les migrants dans leur pays d'origine, habituellement appelés "envois de fonds des travailleurs expatriés"1, ont constamment augmenté au cours des dernières années. Cette tendance a été interrompue par la crise économique. Le total des flux d'envois de fonds de l'UE27 s'est élevé à 30,3 milliards d'euros en 2009, contre 32,6 mrds en 2008 (-7%). Ces chiffres incluent à la fois les flux intra-UE27 et les flux extra- UE27.

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Latino Remitters Muster Economic Power for Change

Date: 05/11/2010 - 07:34

TIGRA & Nexxo Sign Historic Accord

"Today we have entered into a ground-breaking partnership between Latino immigrant communities and Nexxo Financial Corporation, a money remittance company. Their participation in the Remit4Change (R4C) program marks a milestone in corporate social responsibility and community development." said Francis Calpotura, Director of Remit4Change a Program of