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Institutional Development : Skill Transference Through a Reversal of ""Human Capital Flight"" or Technical Assistance
International Monetary Fund - 1997
country, while brain drain repatriation seeks to effect a return of skills that might have been lost in migration. We show …
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International Transactions in Remittances : Guide for Compilers and Users (RCG)
International Monetary Fund - 2009
classifications related to remittances. It is consistent with the new standards for measuring balance of payments transactions, as … are used globally to compile comprehensive and comparable data. The RCG identifies the main remittances compilation … manual providing compilation guidance for remittances and is also the first compilation guide based on concepts set out in …
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Regulatory Frameworks for Hawala and Other Remittance Systems
International Monetary Fund - 2005
Hawala and other remittance systems have gained attention in recent years with the substantial growth of remittance flows from countries with large migrant labor forces and with increased focus on combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The IMF and the World Bank have been...
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Kiribati : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund - 2009
an important source of revenue. It also analyzes recent developments and the outlook for remittances to Kiribati, which …
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Central America : Structural Foundations for Regional Financial Integration
International Monetary Fund - 2006
worker remittances. It addresses the many common policy challenges facing Central American countries--Costa Rica, El Salvador …
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Are Foreign Aid and Remittance Inflows a Hedge Against Food Price Shocks?
International Monetary Fund - 2012
This paper explores the role of foreign aid and remittance inflows in the mitigation of the effects of food price shocks. Using a large sample of developing countries and mobilising dynamic panel data specifications, the econometric results yield two important findings. First, remittance and aid...
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An Empirical ""Dependent Economy"" Model for Pakistan
International Monetary Fund - 1991
particular, the contribution that external inflows, in the form of workers’ remittances and concessional lending, may have made …
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Determinants of Emigrant Deposits in Cape Verde
International Monetary Fund - 2006
In the last decade Cape Verde has experienced a strong accumulation of emigrant deposits. These deposits have provided much needed foreign exchange to the country, adding support to the exchange rate peg. This paper studies the long-run determinants of emigrant deposits with respect to risk,...
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El Salvador Financial Sector Assessment Program Update : Payments, Remittances, and Securities Settlement Systems
International Monetary Fund (contributor);  … - International Monetary Fund - 2010
payments, remittances, and securities settlement processes in El Salvador, based on international standards and best practices …
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Überblick über die Änderung der Eigenkapitalvereinbarung zur Einbeziehung der Marktrisiken
1996
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