Presentación realizada durante la conferencia "Las remesas como instrumento de desarrollo en México", el 28 de octubre de 2003. Señala las características y tendencias de las remesas en América Latina.

A presentation of remittances, money transfer companies and costs of service in 14 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.

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...

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.

Analysis of the market of remittances from the United States to nine Central American and Caribbean countries from the perspective of business practices. (Cuba, Colombia, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Mexico, El Salvador)

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.