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Making It Easier for Migrants to Send and Save

The National Bank of Ethiopia’s (NBE’s) new “Establishment and Operation of Foreign Currency Saving Account for Residents of Ethiopia, Non-Resident Ethiopians and Non-Residents of Ethiopian Origin, Directives No. EX1V 68…

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Formalizing Remittances for Forcibly Displaced People: Findings from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is home to 10 percent of the world’s entire population of internally displaced people – the largest such situation in Africa, with an…

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Putting People First: Africa Leads the Way on Reimagining Remittance Regulations

Differing rules and regulations mean that what should be a simple act – sending one’s own money back home – is often a source of confusion and stress for migrants.…

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Bangladesh Faces a Crisis in Remittances Amid COVID-19

The economic importance of the more than 10 million migrants from Bangladesh who sent close to $18 billion in 2019 cannot be overstated. International remittances normally represent around 7% of…

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Nepal Faces a Crisis as COVID-19 Stems the Flow of Remittances

Remittances represent more than a quarter of Nepal’s economic output. The pandemic means migrant workers have swapped the risk of death or injury at work with the reality of poverty…

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Migrant Remittances in the Times of Covid-19: Insights From Remittance Service Providers

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, many migrants were already part of marginalized and vulnerable groups experiencing economic hardships in their countries of origin and host communities. Lockdowns and business closures…

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Impact of COVID-19 on Migrants and Families as Shared by Remittance Service Providers

The financial and health vulnerabilities of migrants and their families have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis. Migrant workers and their families have not been spared from the dire consequences…

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Challenges Faced by Remittance Service Providers and Initiatives Taken

Global remittance volumes are on the decline. As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the globe, remittance service providers (RSPs) have undoubtedly felt its impact. In a recently conducted survey by…

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Expectations by Remittances Services Providers of Policymakers and Regulators

Governments could provide much-needed relief to remittance service providers (RSPs) and migrant workers by focusing on a number of key interventions. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic and…