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The Impact of Remittances: Observations in Remitting and Receiving Countries
Written by Samuil Simeonov
Remittance flows are an important source of funds for many developing countries. Worker Remittances have been growing rapidly in the past few years and now represent the largest source of foreign income for many developing countries. It is hard to estimate the exact size of remittance flows because many transfers […]
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The New Development Mantra
Written by Samuil Simeonov
Remittances have emerged as an important source of external development finance for developing countries in recent years. This paper examines the causes and implications of remittance flows. It suggests a role for an international organization to intermediate these flows to lower transaction costs and increase transparency, which would both enhance […]
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South-South Migration and Remittances
Written by Samuil Simeonov
By a rough estimate, in 2005, two of every five migrants in the world — some 78 million out of 191 million migrants — were residing in a developing country. Most of these migrants are likely to have come from other developing countries. However, the extent of migration between developing […]
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Civil society self-correcting
Written by Tom Fries
Nonkosi Khumalo, the chairperson of Treatment Action Campaign South Africa, asks whether African civil society has “lost the plot” in its efforts to encourage stronger international action on the AIDS crisis in Africa. Read more
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Civil society in action at the UN
Written by Tom Fries
The international HIV/AIDS Alliance (Senegalese representative Magatte Mbodj) prepares its representatives to advocate at the UN in June of 2011. Read more
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Mobile Learning for Humanitarian Relief Operations
Written by Gudrun Porath
Insights into the role that mobile learning can play in humanitarian relief operations. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4LgsYMx_FE
