Remittance Flows in 2011 : An Update

Officially recorded remittance flows to developing countries are estimated to have reached $372 billion in 2011, an increase of 12.1 percent over 2010. The growth rate of remittances was higher in 2011 than in 2010 for all regions except Middle Eas...

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Main Authors:	Ratha, Dilip, Silwal, Ani
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS STATISTICS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANKS DATA ON REMITTANCES DEBT CRISIS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EXCHANGE RATES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MIGRANT DESTINATION COUNTRIES MIGRANT REMITTANCES MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS OIL PRICES PORTFOLIO PRIVATE DEBT RECIPIENTS OF REMITTANCES REMITTANCE REMITTANCE FLOWS REMITTANCE INFLOWS REMITTANCES REMITTANCES FLOWS T-BILL T-BILL RATES VOLATILE EXCHANGE RATES WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16977571/remittance-flows-2011-update http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16176

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spelling	okr-10986-161762021-04-23T14:03:27Z Remittance Flows in 2011 : An Update Ratha, Dilip Silwal, Ani BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS STATISTICS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANKS DATA ON REMITTANCES DEBT CRISIS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EXCHANGE RATES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MIGRANT DESTINATION COUNTRIES MIGRANT REMITTANCES MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS OIL PRICES PORTFOLIO PRIVATE DEBT RECIPIENTS OF REMITTANCES REMITTANCE REMITTANCE FLOWS REMITTANCE INFLOWS REMITTANCES REMITTANCES FLOWS T-BILL T-BILL RATES VOLATILE EXCHANGE RATES WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS Officially recorded remittance flows to developing countries are estimated to have reached $372 billion in 2011, an increase of 12.1 percent over 2010. The growth rate of remittances was higher in 2011 than in 2010 for all regions except Middle East and North Africa, where flows were moderated by the Arab Spring. Remittance flows to developing countries are expected to grow at 7-8 percent annually to reach $467 billion by 2014. Worldwide remittance flows, including those to high-income countries, are expected to reach $615 billion by 2014. Major revisions to our December 2011 estimates include remittance flows to Egypt, India, China, and Thailand. 2013-10-16T15:41:15Z 2013-10-16T15:41:15Z 2012-04-23 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16977571/remittance-flows-2011-update http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16176 English en_US Migration and Development Brief;No. 18 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic	BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS STATISTICS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANKS DATA ON REMITTANCES DEBT CRISIS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EXCHANGE RATES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MIGRANT DESTINATION COUNTRIES MIGRANT REMITTANCES MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS OIL PRICES PORTFOLIO PRIVATE DEBT RECIPIENTS OF REMITTANCES REMITTANCE REMITTANCE FLOWS REMITTANCE INFLOWS REMITTANCES REMITTANCES FLOWS T-BILL T-BILL RATES VOLATILE EXCHANGE RATES WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
spellingShingle	BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS STATISTICS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANKS DATA ON REMITTANCES DEBT CRISIS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EXCHANGE RATES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MIGRANT DESTINATION COUNTRIES MIGRANT REMITTANCES MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS OIL PRICES PORTFOLIO PRIVATE DEBT RECIPIENTS OF REMITTANCES REMITTANCE REMITTANCE FLOWS REMITTANCE INFLOWS REMITTANCES REMITTANCES FLOWS T-BILL T-BILL RATES VOLATILE EXCHANGE RATES WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS Ratha, Dilip Silwal, Ani Remittance Flows in 2011 : An Update
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description	Officially recorded remittance flows to developing countries are estimated to have reached $372 billion in 2011, an increase of 12.1 percent over 2010. The growth rate of remittances was higher in 2011 than in 2010 for all regions except Middle East and North Africa, where flows were moderated by the Arab Spring. Remittance flows to developing countries are expected to grow at 7-8 percent annually to reach $467 billion by 2014. Worldwide remittance flows, including those to high-income countries, are expected to reach $615 billion by 2014. Major revisions to our December 2011 estimates include remittance flows to Egypt, India, China, and Thailand.
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author	Ratha, Dilip Silwal, Ani
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title	Remittance Flows in 2011 : An Update
title_short	Remittance Flows in 2011 : An Update
title_full	Remittance Flows in 2011 : An Update
title_fullStr	Remittance Flows in 2011 : An Update
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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