Sri Lanka's migrant labor remittances : enhancing the quality and outreach of the rural remittance infrastructure (English)

Remittances-money sent home by immigrant workers abroad-are hugely beneficial to Sri Lanka. Migrants' remittances have grown dramatically in recent years and are now estimated at US$1.5 billion annually. This national phenomenon is consistent with remittance trends in neighboring countries where remittance flows are growing as rapidly. The trend is likely to continue as many workers continue to look abroad for the chance to make a better living. The...

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Hulugalle,Sriyani M.;

Lasagabaster Latorre,Maria Esperanza;

Maimbo,Samuel Munzele;
Document Date
2005/12/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS3789
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Sri Lanka,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Sri Lanka's migrant labor remittances : enhancing the quality and outreach of the rural remittance infrastructure
Keywords
remittance

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Hulugalle,Sriyani M.; Lasagabaster Latorre,Maria Esperanza; Maimbo,Samuel Munzele.

Sri Lanka's migrant labor remittances : enhancing the quality and outreach of the rural remittance infrastructure (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 3789 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/393361468335409916

Sri Lanka's migrant labor remittances : enhancing the quality and outreach of the rural remittance infrastructure (English)

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