Outlook for Remittance Flows 2008-2010 : Growth Expected to Moderate Significantly, But Flows to Remain Resilient

Ratha, Dilip ; Mohapatra, Sanket ; Xu, Zhimei

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCOUNTING;    AVERAGE VALUE OF REMITTANCES;    BALANCE OF PAYMENTS;    BALANCE OF PAYMENTS STATISTICS;    BANKING SECTOR;   

RP-ID  :  46715

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The outlook for remittances for the restof 2008 and 2009-10 remains as uncertain as the outlook forglobal growth, oil and non-oil commodity prices, andcurrency exchange rates. In the past, remittances have beennoted to be stable or even counter-cyclical, during aneconomic downturn in the recipient economy, and resilient inthe face of a slowdown in the source country. This time,however, the crisis has affected all countries, creatingadditional uncertainties.