Resources by Ibish Kastrati

Migrant Money Notes

Informal Remittance Flow Estimation

UNCDF’s objective in working in the area of informal remittances is to (i) better understand the evolving literature and propose methodologies and/or tools that the central banks can apply; (ii)…

Reference Guides

Survey Strategy and Questionnaire on Estimating Informal Remittances

Most countries have good data on remittances sent/received through intermediaries licensed and regulated by national authorities, such as central banks. However, data collection on informal remittances, particularly in LDCs, is…

Reference Guides

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the Reporting and Analysis of Remittances

The FAQs for the Reporting and Analysis of Remittances serve as a handy reference for development partners and regulators, especially central bank officers involved in data compilation and analysis around…

Flagship Reports

Systematic Capture, Management, and Analysis of Remittance Data by Central Banks

The objective of this brief is to provide central banks who wish to gain a better understanding of the remittance flows to and from their country with a model for…

Reference Guides

Lessons Learned on Building an ITRS to Collect Remittance Data

This reference guide is a practical knowledge product that outlines the role an ITRS can play in improving current source data on remittances and enhancing their compilation techniques. Central banks…

Assessment Guides

National Remittance Data Collection Landscape

This guide aims to support regulators and development partners in their journeys to develop remittance reporting and analysis systems to obtain better data and insights on remittance transfers, which are…

Reference Guides

Design and Implement a Remittance Reporting and Analysis System

This guide aims to provide central banks and financial regulators, especially those in environments with limited financial and human resources, a path and tools to explore and define the following…

Flagship Reports

Case for Collection and Analysis of Transaction-level Remittance Data

This paper aims to provide central banks and financial regulators of countries that are net recipients of international remittances with a greater awareness of the value that transaction-level, supply-side data…

Flagship Reports

A Model for the Systematic Capture, Management, and Analysis of Remittance Data by Central Banks

The way central banks think about remittances data is changing. As the world becomes more digital, there is an ever-growing need for detailed insights and automated and datadriven platforms from…