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

The IDB projects that remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean will grow by 1.5% in 2008, reaching 67.5 billion … dollars. Despite a nominal increase, this will be the first year on record during which the real contribution of remittances … remittances will have contributed 1.7 % less to the household incomes in Latin America and the Caribbean than in 2007. …

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. …