Remittances
IMF paper finds remittances depend on source and recipient country business cycles
Level of remittances are negatively correlated with strength of recipient economy and positively with source economy; when both are weak, remittances continue, study shows
Remittance flows transmit global shocks, says IMF paper
Study by IMF says remittance flows act as a transmission channel of global shocks to emerging and developing countries; policy adjustment required
Philippines central bank paper analyses effect of remittance flows
Working paper considers macroeconomic impact of flows of remittances into Filipino economy; identifies number of benefits but also potential risks to competitiveness
Financial openness provides incentive for remittances: Netherlands Bank paper
Netherlands Bank study shows greater financial openness attracts higher levels of remittances
T&T solves remittances anomaly
Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago study explains drop in remittances to developing world
Bangladesh’s Rahman welcomes remittance improvements
Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman says banks, microfinance companies and IT specialists should continue working together to increase access to finance
Africa mostly sheltered from remittances drop
International Monetary Fund looks at the impact of the global economic crisis on African GDP via the remittance channel