Economic Status & Remittance Behavior
Although migrants have experienced a modest improvement since the recession, one in three remain in a “vulnerable” financial position.
Analysis
Understanding Income, Remittances and Financial Access in Latin America and the Caribbean: the case of El Salvador
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…
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Child Migrants from Central America
The child migrant crisis is a byproduct of years of political and social factors in the Central American region.
Exiles are Keeping the Faith
Why do Haitians leave their homeland? How do their leaders interact with government and civic institutions in their new localities?
Deportaciones sí afectarán las remesas
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 COSEP también es un actor político
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.
How Could US Financial Reform Affect Money Transfer Companies?
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?
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Financial Education & Inclusion in Mexico
The results of a recent financial education project informed a wide-ranging discussion on financial inclusion strategies in Mexico.
Keeping the Lifeline Open: Remittances to Somalia
This report investigates the obstacles facing the free and secure flow of remittance transfers from the United States to Somalia.
Is Legalization Possible?
Though many recognize that the immigration system needs repair, the issue of what to do with undocumented immigrants is a political lightening rod.
El COSEP también es un actor político
¿Asumirán los empresarios un compromiso democrático con la nación, bajo el régimen autoritario de Daniel Ortega?
Pressing Issues in Central America and Mexico
On February 28, 2014, the Inter-American Dialogue organized a Capitol Hill conference on pressing issues in Central America and Mexico.
Migration
A compilation of the Dialogue’s reports, articles and presentations on the most important issues shaping migration flows in the Central American region.
Guatemala
A compilation of the Dialogue’s reports, articles and presentations on the most important issues shaping Guatemala’s development.
Entrepreneurship among Remittances Recipients in Cuba
While the amount of remittances to Cuba appears to have declined moderately, they still represent at least one half of the total income of Cuban households.