This article analyses financial access in El Salvador, delving into its characteristics and determinants. The article also presents the impact of a financial inclusion strategy to increase savings formalization rates among the population. The analysis is based on a financial advising project for more than 17,000 Salvadorans at branches of…
Las remesas que envían los centroamericanos desde Estados Unidos a sus países, no serán afectadas por un inaplicable impuesto anunciado en la campaña electoral por el ahora presidente electo Donald Trump, sino por el impacto colateral del incremento en las deportaciones.
El consenso nacional e internacional que el COSEP se ha constituido en el ente social con mayor espacio de entablar un vínculo con el gobierno de Daniel Ortega es indisputable.
A draft version of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act contains an amendment that would directly impact the money transfer industry. How would the bill in its current form affect remittance providers?
This report investigates the obstacles facing the free and secure flow of remittance transfers from the United States to Somalia.
Though many recognize that the immigration system needs repair, the issue of what to do with undocumented immigrants is a political lightening rod.
¿Asumirán los empresarios un compromiso democrático con la nación, bajo el régimen autoritario de Daniel Ortega?
After many years of fast growth, remittances to LAC saw a steep drop in 2009 due to the global economic and financial crisis.
This report analyzes the 4+1 project undertaken by migrant HTAs along with the Mexican federal, state and municipal governments and Western Union.
The earthquake in Haiti has exacerbated an existing distress during the international recession and increased uncertainty of what to do and how to help.
The development of the money transfer industry over the past 15 years has been accompanied by waves of consolidation and significant competition.
Aproximadamente 23 millones de hogares en América Latina y el Caribe reciben remesas; 16.6 millones provienen de Estados Unidos. En el 2016, el flujo de remesas familiares a la región creció 8%. En específico, hay cuatro tendencias que pueden explicar este crecimiento: la cantidad de migrantes mexicanos que están enviando dinero; la migración continua proveniente de Centroamérica; el uso de transferencias electrónicas o vía Internet para el envío de remesas, y el tipo de cambio del dólar.
In 2016, the flow of remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean surpassed US $70 billion. In the 20 countries for which there is data available, the flow reached US$69 billion. This increase demonstrates continued growth since the post-recession period. In this article, we find a range of factors shaping this growth,
El jueves 16 de febrero, el Organismo de las Naciones Unidas para la Migración (OIM) presentó los resultados de la Encuesta sobre Migración Internacional de personas guatemaltecas y Remesas. La encuesta se realizó a más de 3,000 familias en 170 municipios de Guatemala para definir un perfil del migrante guatemalteco en el exterior, las características de los migrantes de retorno, así como el volumen y uso que se le da a las remesas.
In terms of human capital, Guatemala lags behind in an increasingly global economy. In its Human Capital Index, the World Economic Forum ranked Guatemala as number 94 out of 130 economies. Although a multifaceted concept, learning has a significant role in building human capital, as education –including enrollment, quality and attainment— impacts the future of the labor force. In this article, we review the educational landscape in Guatemala, including literacy, K-12 education, and workforce development.
