Migration and Remittances Briefs
These briefs are informal notes for Bank staff on the development implications of current migration and remittances issues. They highlight emerging trends or topical issues, and are issued every second month (or more frequently if the occasion demands). Contributions are greatly welcome.
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- Migration and Development Brief 30
- Migration and Development Brief 29
Remittances to low- and middle-income countries are on course to recover in 2017 after two consecutive years of decline. [PDF, 6.35 MB]. - Migration and Development Brief 28
Remittances to low- and middle-income countries are on course to recover in 2017 after two consecutive years of decline. [PDF, 2.2 MB]. - Migration and Development Brief 27
For the first time in recent history, remittance flows to developing countries registered a decline for two successive years. Remittances declined by an estimated 2.4 percent, to $429 billion, in 2016, after a decline of 1 percent in 2015. [PDF, 840 KB]. - Migration and Development Brief 26
Remittances to developing countries are expected to rise by around 4 percent a year in 2016–17. [PDF, 1 MB]. - Migration and Development Brief 25
Remittances to developing countries is projected to fall from 3.3 percent in 2014 to 2.0 percent in 2015. [PDF, 1.3 MB]. - Migration and Development Brief 24
Remittances growth to slow sharply in 2015, as Europe and Russia stay weak; pick up expected next year[PDF, 1.3 MB]. - Migration and Development Brief 23
Remittances to developing countries to grow by 5% this year, while conflict-related forced migration is at all-time high[PDF, 2.7 MB]. - Migration and Development Brief 22
Remittances to developing countries are estimated at $404 billion in 2013, up 3.5 percent compared with 2012. Growth[PDF, 1.5 MB]. - Migration and Development Brief 21
Migration and Remittance Flows: Recent Trends and Outlook, 2013-2016[PDF, 896 KB]. - Migration and Development Brief 20
Officially recorded remittance flows to developing countries reached an estimated $401 billion in 2012 [PDF, 494 KB]. - Migration and Development Brief 19
Remittances to developing countries will surpass $400 billion in 2012 [PDF, 768 KB]. - Migration and Development Brief 18
Remittance Flows in 2011: an Update [PDF, 565 KB] - Migration and Development Brief 17
Outlook for Remittance Flows 2012-2014: Remittance flows to developing countries exceed $350 billion in 2011. [PDF, 643 KB] - Migration and Development Brief 16
Outlook for Remittance Flows 2011-13: Remittance flows recover to pre-crisis levels. [PDF, 406 KB] - Migration and Development Brief 15
Role of Post Offices in Remittances and Financial Inclusion. [PDF, 735 KB] - Migration and Development Brief 14
Preliminary Estimates of Diaspora Savings. [PDF, 520 KB] - Migration and Development Brief 13
Outlook for Remittance Flows 2011-12: Recovery after the crisis, but risks lie ahead. [PDF, 1.1 MB] - Migration and Development Brief 12
Outlook for Remittance Flows 2010-11: Remittance flows to developing countries remained resilient in 2009, expected to recover during 2010-11. [PDF, 1.3 MB] - Migration and Development Brief 11
A better-than-expected outcome for migration and remittance flows in 2009, but significant risks ahead. [PDF, 1.1 MB] - Migration and Development Brief 10
Outlook for Remittance Flows 2009-2011. [PDF, 816 MB] - Migration and Development Brief 9
Revised Outlook for Remittance Flows 2009-2011: Remittances expected to fall by 5 to 8 percent in 2009. [PDF, 172 KB] - Migration and Development Brief 8
Outlook for Remittance Flows 2008-2010: Growth expected to moderate significantly, but flows to remain resilient. [PDF, 492 KB] - Migration and Development Brief 7
Protecting Temporary Workers: Migrant Welfare Funds from Developing Countries. [PDF, 116 KB] - Migration and Development Brief 6
Managing Migration: Lessons from the Philippines.[PDF, 295 KB] - Migration and Development Brief 5
Revisions to Remittance Trends 2007. [PDF, 52 KB] - Remittances Dispatch
[PDF, 60 KB] - Migration and Development Brief 4
International Migration and Technological Progress. [PDF, 60 KB] - Migration and Development Brief 3
Recorded remittances to developing countries are estimated to reach $240 billion in 2007. [PDF, 136 KB] - Migration and Development Brief 2
Remittance flows to developing countries to approach $200 billion in 2006. [PDF, 217 KB] - Migration and Development Brief 1
U.S. immigration reform: some development implications [PDF, 478 KB]