Remittance markets in Africa

Remittance markets in Africa /

Remittances sent by African migrants have become an important source of external finance for countries in the Sub-Saharan African region. In many African countries, these flows are larger than foreign direct investment and portfolio debt and equity flows. In some cases, they are similar in size to o...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Mohapatra, Sanket, 1975-, Ratha, Dilip
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2011
Series:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Finance.
Subjects:
Emigrant remittances > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Economic development > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Finance.
Financial services industry > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Africans > Economic aspects > Europe, Western.
Immigrants > Economic aspects > Europe, Western.
Africa, Sub-Saharan > Emigration and immigration > Economic aspects.
Africa, Sub-Saharan > Economic conditions.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Remittance markets in Sub-Saharan Africa : an overview / Sanket Mohapatra and Dilip Ratha. Remittance markets in remittance-receiving countries. Burkina Faso / Yiriyibin Bambio
  • Cape Verde / Georgiana Pop
  • Ethiopia / Alemayehu Geda and Jacqueline Irving
  • Ghana / Peter Quartey
  • Kenya / Rose Ngugi
  • Nigeria / Chukwuma Agu
  • Senegal / Fatou Cisse
  • Uganda / Rose Ngugi. Remittance markets in remittance-source countries. France / Frederic Ponsot
  • United Kingdom / Leon Isaacs.

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