The development impact of workers' remittances in Latin America (Vol. 2 of 2) : Detailed findings (English)

Workers' remittances have become a major source of financing for developing countries, and are especially important in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), which is at the top of the ranking of remittances, receiving regions in the world. Remittances in LAC represent about 70 percent of Foreign Direct Investment and are five times larger than Official Development Assistance. To a large extent this is a recent phenomenon, which is reflected in the...

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Document Date
2006/08/25
Document Type
Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows Study
Report Number
37026
Volume No
2
Total Volume(s)
2 (See all volumes)
Country
Latin America,
Disclosure Date
2006/09/21
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Detailed findings
Keywords
remittance

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The development impact of workers' remittances in Latin America (Vol. 2 of 2) : Detailed findings (English). Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/697421468269687546

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