Peru received $2.7 bn in remittances during 2013

March 6, 2014June 11, 2016 Asia and Oceania, country profile, Laos, Peru, remittances received

Last year Peru received $2.7 billion in remittances, a figure that represents a 2.9 percent drop compared with 2012, the central reserve bank said in a report to which Efe had access Monday.

In the fourth quarter of 2013, the money sent home by Peruvian emigrants totaled $708 million, some $8.5 million less than in the same period of 2012, according to the report.

GFR press release

March 4, 2014July 11, 2016 Asia and Oceania, country profile, Turkmenistan

Bangkok Post – 27 May 2013 – Liberating the remittance economy

BBC World News – Interview with Pedro de Vasconcelos

The Economist – 23 May 2013 – Remittances:Channelling cash

Postal networks

March 3, 2014 Asia and Oceania, country profile, Postal networks, Tonga

Bangladesh Post Bangladesh Post Office has signed bilateral money order agreement with 15(fifteen) countries: 1. Denmark 2, Fiji 3. Japan

Government

March 3, 2014 Asia and Oceania, country profile, Pakistan Remittance Initiative (PRI), Samoa

Pakistan Remittance Initiative (PRI) In order to provide for an ownership structure in Pakistan for remittance facilitation, State Bank of

Portal sites

March 3, 2014July 11, 2016 Asia and Oceania, country profile, MicroCapital, Papua New Guinea, Portal sites remittances, Remesas y Desarrollo

Remesas y Desarrollo (Esp.) Remesas y Desarrollo.org nació en el año 2004 como una iniciativa de difusión y distribución de

Mobile financial services

March 3, 2014July 11, 2016 Africa, country profile, Kenya, Mobile financial services, Mobile Money Exchange, Twitpay

Mobile Money Exchange An online community for everyone who is interested in Mobile Money. The site pulls together research and

Financial literacy tools

March 3, 2014 Africa, Algeria, country profile, Financial literacy tools

Hands on Banking (Wells Fargo) Welcome to the Hands on Banking® program! Want to take charge of your own finances

Industry Associations

March 3, 2014July 11, 2016 Africa, country profile, Guinea-Bissau, Industry Associations, money transfer, Money Transfer Networks, Savings Banks Institute

International Association of the Money Transfer Networks IAMTN is the only international trade association, representing Money Transfer industry across the

Data source

March 3, 2014June 10, 2016 Africa, country profile, Liberia

This factbook provides a snapshot of migration and remittances for all countries, regions and income groups of the world, compiled from available data from various sources.