Analysis of the relationship between remittances and the local economies in Central America, with special attention to Nicaragua and Guatemala. It also provides some policy recommendations to leverage and mitigate the impact of remittances.

A version of this article was presented to the World Council of Credit Unions in preparation for the conference Paving the Way Forward for Rural Finance: An International Conference on Best Practices

Improving remittance flows between Latin America and the US involving stronger ties with financial institutions and a favorable money transfer system would subsequently increase consumption, savings, and investment.

Da a conocer la estructura de las remesas en América Latina, así como las distintas experiencias en este tema en los distintos países. Presenta una comparación de los precios, en enviar y mandar, en los países latinoamericanos, la tasa de cambio en el costo de las remesas, distribución del...