Recent economic developments highlight Latin America's vulnerability to economic and financial turmoil that is triggered by events in distant corners of the globe. The Asian financial crisis that began in 1997 and the more recent Russian crisis have left the region profoundly shaken, and living...

Brochure on a conference in Washington, D.C. March 2007

Examination of the Financial Institution's legal and regulatory problems associated with the remittance market in Mexico

Examination of the Financial Institution's legal and regulatory problems associated with the remittance market in Mexico

This report is a comparative study of worldwide transfer costs to nine countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and specifically at costs for immigrants to send money from major sending countries including from the United States. It also compares these international trends with costs and trends of...