Remittances-money sent home by immigrant workers abroad-are hugely beneficial to Sri Lanka. Migrants' remittances have grown dramatically in recent years and are now estimated at US$1.5 billion annually. This national phenomenon is consistent with remittance trends in neighboring countries where remittance flows are growing as rapidly. The trend is likely to continue as many workers continue to look abroad for the chance to make a better living. The...
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2005/12/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS3789
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1
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1
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Sri Lanka's migrant labor remittances : enhancing the quality and outreach of the rural remittance infrastructure
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remittance