This paper proposes implementing a micropayment system to facilitate remittances for
migrant workers moving from Central and South America to the United States. Traditional …

Remittances are the earnings sent by immigrants living in countries such as the United
States and Spain to families in their countries of origin. These capital flows surpass some …

This report analyses the market of remittances from the United States to nine Central
American and Caribbean countries from the perspective of their business practices. The …

The conventional approach to analysing the impact of remittances on the domestic
economies of labour-sending countries focuses exclusively on officially recorded flows and …

DecemBeR 2008 oney may or may not make the world go around, but it certainly makes its
way around the world. The World Bank estimates that in 2007 the total value of recorded …

Abstract The Special Summit of the Americas held in Monterrey, Mexico on January 12-13,
2004 addressed some of the issues to do with remittances. It recognized that remittances are …

This study gives an overview of the intermediation of worker remittance flows from the United
States to Guatemala. In contrast to other remittance corridors in the world, most transfers in …

Over the past several months a growing number of countries, including the United States,
have committed themselves to facilitating remittance transfers by immigrants who send …

Migration and remittances are important signifiers of the human face of globalization.
Millions of migrant workers and their families maintain their bonds and continue their …

This study looked at the impact of remittances on nine countries in Southern Europe, Asia,
and Africa, and at the cost of transferring money from six major sending countries. It also …