‘Expat remittances lifeblood of Pak economy’
Source: Arab NewsBy: ALI FAYYAZ Overseas Pakistanis are a vital source for the growth of Pakistan's economy, according to Saad Kaleem, Deputy General Manager of Habib Bank Limited (HBL) Pakistan. In a...
View ArticleExpatriates boost remittances by 4.1%
Source: Zawya Jordanians' remittances went up by 4.1 per cent until the end of March, standing at $550.1 million, up from $528.6 million in the same period of last year, according to the Central Bank...
View ArticleMigrant Women Lift Remittances
Source: The Wall Street JournalBy: Miriam Jordan Even when times were tough, immigrant Silvia Navas says she never stopped sending money to her mother in Guatemala. "She needs the money to pay her...
View ArticleIndia tops the list in earnings through remittances says World Bank Report
Source: Daily Bhaskar Indians working abroad sent back home $70 billion in the year 2013, as per a latest report released by the World Bank. This makes India top the list in terms of global...
View ArticleInitiative helps bring down costs of remittances
Source: Dawn The Pakistan Remittance Initiative is helping exert downward pressure on costs of making remittances to the South Asian region, and the trend is likely to continue, says a World Bank...
View ArticleFacebook Prepares A Money-Transfer Service, But Still Needs Trust
Source: ForbesBy: Parmy Olson With more than 1 billion active mobile users, Facebook has the kind of scale to make any e-payments service jealous, but it could be years before the company gets that...
View Article'Super tax' on remittances to Africa hurts development -thinktank
Source: Thomson Reuters FoundationBy: Katie Nguyen Africans face the highest remittance fees globally, regularly paying a "super tax" to send money home at a cost that hurts families and holds back...
View ArticleUPU News: Posts ready to exploit demand for financial services
Source: All India Association of Inspectors and Asst. Superintendents of Posts To capture the potential for growing the market for postal financial services, Posts must be open, forward-looking and...
View ArticleRemittances up 6.9% in March
Source: The Philippine StarBy: Kathleen A. Martin Personal remittances continued to rise in March, registering a 6.9-percent growth to $2.1 billion from a year ago due to robust remittance flows from...
View ArticleDiaspora remittances in relative increase, hit Sh10.2b in March
Source: Standard DigitalBy: Nicholas Waitathu Remittances from Kenyans in the Diaspora increased by 16 per cent to Sh10.2 billion ($119.6 million) in March compared to Sh8.8 billion the same period...
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