Mexico and the United States. And it discusses the efforts that private sector and government organizations are making to … differences between the countries' typical household incomes-national income per capita in Mexico in 2002 was US …

"Migration reshapes rural economies in ways that may go beyond the contribution of migrant remittances to household … source household. Numerous studies have attempted to quantify the impact of migrant remittances on expenditures in migrant …-sending households following one of two approaches. The first asks how migrant remittances are spent. It has the advantage of being …

"Workers' remittances to developing countries have become the second largest type of flows after foreign direct … remittances on financial sector development. In particular, they examine whether remittances contribute to increasing the … findings provide strong support for the notion that remittances promote financial development in developing countries. "--World …

"Remittances-money sent home by immigrant workers abroad-are hugely beneficial to Sri Lanka. Migrants' remittances have …

In South Asia, the modern microfinance movement was born in Bangladesh in the 1970s as a response to the prevailing … a new dimension for microfinance worldwide as microfinance institutions grew to include millions of clients. The start … substantial microfinance system based on Self-Help Groups (SHGs) developed. Other countries of the region made slower and later …

While the microfinance sector is extensively used in Mali (about 1 million members often based in rural areas), the … sector has experienced a major crisis for over six years. The clean-up of the microfinance remains the most pressing priority … for the Malian authorities and the adoption of the emergency plan for the microfinance sector is a key milestone to …