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International Remittances: Different Estimation Methodologies Produce Different Results

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Remittances are the personal funds that the foreign born send to their home countries. In recent years, estimated remittances have grown dramatically, and policy makers have increased their attention to these flows. Organizations use various methodologies to estimate remittance flows, which result in a range of estimates. In 2004, the Group of Eight (G8) leaders emphasized the need for improved statisti… more

Date: March 28, 2006

Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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International Remittances: Information on Products, Costs, and Consumer Disclosures

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Remittances are personal funds immigrants send to their home countries. The United States is the largest remittance-sending country in the world, with more than $36 billion remitted in 2003, according to the International Monetary Fund. The majority of these remittances are sent to Latin America and the Caribbean and they are a very important source of financial flows to many countries. In 2004, the Uni… more

Date: November 17, 2005