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... REMITTANCES - Though the sending countries lose professional people through emigra- tion , they do get substantial income from remittances . The World Bank has estimated that the global flow of remittances in 1989 was $ 65.6 billion ...
... REMITTANCES - Though the sending countries lose professional people through emigra- tion , they do get substantial income from remittances . The World Bank has estimated that the global flow of remittances in 1989 was $ 65.6 billion ...
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... remittances from abroad or by foreign currency declared on entering the country ; these accounts carry high interest rates and can subsequently be transferred abroad again . 40 The scale of international remittances is such that many ...
... remittances from abroad or by foreign currency declared on entering the country ; these accounts carry high interest rates and can subsequently be transferred abroad again . 40 The scale of international remittances is such that many ...
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... remittances exceed 1 per cent of their GNP in the case of so - called temporary labour import of non - nationals . The first row relating to a particular country always gives the volume of remittance receipts ( inflow ) occasioned by ...
... remittances exceed 1 per cent of their GNP in the case of so - called temporary labour import of non - nationals . The first row relating to a particular country always gives the volume of remittance receipts ( inflow ) occasioned by ...
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