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The World Bank on Remittances: Despite Crisis, Remittances Robust
As remittance volumes have steadily increased over time, they have become an important revenue source for many households in developing countries. This report highlights the major advantages, risks and future trends of remittances.
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Resource Flush: How EU’s Trade Policy runs risk of undermining development goals
The European Union has adopted a “Raw Materials Initiative”. But the EU has to be careful not to undermine its own development efforts if it pushes resource-rich countries to open their economies (most parts in English, German subtitles).
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The Case Against Shell: ‘The Hanging of Ken Saro-Wiwa Showed the True Cost of Oil’
A film on the Ogoni people in the Niger delta in Nigeria who protested against environmental destruction and exclusion from the oil funds at the beginning of the 1990s. The Nigerian military bloodily oppressed the protests. Hundreds of people were killed and thousands displaced.
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EITI – Making Resources Work for People
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative explains its approach of putting transparency and accountability at the center of resource management. Several examples display that these crucial factors lead the way for the wellbeing of citizens in resource-rich countries. Peter Sutherland, Chairman of the Board, BP: “Transparency seems to me to make […]
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The Economist on Migration and Remittances
The major part of international migration does not take place across but within continents. This video highlights the main migration corridors, major destinations and remittance flows worldwide. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcoOENLfpUI