Migrant Labor Remittances in South Asia

Maimbo, Samuel Munzele ; Adams, Richard H. Jr. ; Aggarwal, Reena ; Passas, Nikos

Washington, DC:World Bank

关键词: ACCOUNTABILITY;    AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES;    AVERAGE INCOME;    BANK ACCOUNTS;    BANK BRANCHES;   

DOI  :  10.1596/978-0-8213-6183-2
RP-ID  :  34359

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper provides a strategic overviewof key issues relating to the remittance industry in theSouth Asia region. The paper builds on recent research onremittances that prominently features the South Asia region.Rather than duplicate that work, this study focuses only onthe region's distinguishing characteristics, namely: alarge migrant population of semiskilled and unskilledworkers largely concentrated in the Persian Gulf countries,particularly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates,contributing to rising remittance flows; the presence ofdedicated public institutions and government financialincentives aimed at facilitating and providing support fortemporary migration and remittance inflows; the existence oflarge state bank branch networks with immense potential fora more effective and efficient remittance financial market;and the widespread use of trade-related informal remittancechannels by both legal and illegal migrants.