The C-19 crisis is boosting mobile money
The story of mobile money is one that turns during crises. In Kenya in 2008, violence broke out after a
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Remittance flows
C-19 could fuel demand for ‘diaspora bonds’
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic and its devastating economic impact on developing countries could fuel fresh interest in so-called
Read moreGovt moves to offset remittances shortfall
ISLAMABAD: Expecting a shortfall in the amount of money sent back to the country by migrant workers because of the
Read moreHow Latinos saved American cities
After whites fled and before the ‘creative class’ moved in, immigrants kept urban neighborhoods alive. Chicago’s South Lawndale was just
Read moreTapping the Indian diaspora: The future of development finance?
Source: DEVEX IMPACT
by Adva Saldinger 05 February 2015
Diaspora populations have long sent money back to their countries of origin in the form of remittances. Now, a new initiative led by the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Calvert Foundation seeks to tap that capital and put it to work more strategically.
World Bank Group: Remittances – A Vital Channel for Global Cash Flows
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Envision the world economy as a complex, interconnected array of financial engines whose propulsion helps reinforce one another’s momentum. One of the component engines is a small but significant one that, until a few years ago, was not recognised for the powerful contribution it makes to the global financial system.
Philippines allows Christmas remittance peso boost
Date: 27 December 2014
Source: The Borneo Post
The Philippine central bank is allowing record Christmas remittances from overseas workers to give the peso shelter during a global selloff. The currency gained 0.9 per cent against the dollar this quarter in Asia’s best performance, after an unprecedented US$19.9 billion of remittances in the first 10 months.
Diaspora remittances in relative increase, hit Sh10.2b in March
Your are here » Home » Business News Diaspora remittances in relative increase, hit Sh10.2b in March Updated Wednesday, May 14th 2014 at 21:43 GMT +3 0 inShare By Nicholas Waitathu Kenya: Remittances from Kenyans in the Diaspora increased by 16 per cent to Sh10.2 billion ($119.6 million) in March compared to Sh8.8 billion the same period last year.
Read moreRemittances up 6.9% in March
Personal remittances continued to rise in March, registering a 6.9-percent growth to $2.1 billion from a year ago due to robust remittance flows from both land and sea-based overseas Filipino workers, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.
This brought the cumulative remittances for the first three months of the year to $6.085 billion.
Overseas remittances rise in first nine months
Remittances from overseas Vietnamese to HCM City in the first nine months of the year amounted to US$2.8 billion, nearly 81.5 per cent of the figure for 2011.
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