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REMITTANCES Though the sending countries lose professional people through
emigration , 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
emigration , they do get substantial income from remittances . The World Bank
has estimated that the global flow of remittances in 1989 was $ 65 . 6 billion ...
Page 126
40 Pakistan , too , has been steadily loosening foreign exchange controls : in
1991 , the rules were changed to allow any Pakistani to operate a foreign
exchange account provided that it is fed by remittances from abroad or by foreign
currency ...
40 Pakistan , too , has been steadily loosening foreign exchange controls : in
1991 , the rules were changed to allow any Pakistani to operate a foreign
exchange account provided that it is fed by remittances from abroad or by foreign
currency ...
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The fact that remittances are largely used for consumption has often prompted
the conclusion that they make little contribution to the national economy of the
sending countries . But this may be too pessimistic . Some consumption
expenditure ...
The fact that remittances are largely used for consumption has often prompted
the conclusion that they make little contribution to the national economy of the
sending countries . But this may be too pessimistic . Some consumption
expenditure ...
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| Title | The Work of Strangers: A Survey of International Labour Migration |
| Authors | Peter Stalker, International Labour Office |
| Editor | Oficina Internacional del Trabajo (Ginebra) |
| Contributors | International Labour Organization, Organisation internationale du travail |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | International Labour Office, 1994 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 30 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 922108521X, 9789221085218 |
| Length | 327 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Emigration & Immigration |
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