(d) African authorities should view capital and remittance flows as an important part of their national economic statistics.

Alternative remittance systems

I've told you my remittance hasn't come. Remittance indeed! said Mrs. Hall.

Harnessing the Remittance Boom

SR VI. Alternative remittance

Alternative informal remittance systems

E. Alternative informal remittance systems

There are different approaches to the problem, particularly between remittance source States and remittance receiving States.

The impact of remittance income on household well being depends on who controls remittance income and how it is spent.

Recognizing that remittance flows constitute sources of private capital and that remittances have increased over time, complement domestic savings and are instrumental in improving the well being of recipients,

Recognizing that remittance flows constitute sources of private capital and that remittances have increased over time, complement domestic savings and are instrumental in improving the well being of recipients,

There are no alternate remittance systems.

Remittance income formed a big part of Yemen s budget.

The remittance flow continues to be buoyant.

Remittance payments made 299 441 763 534

They should also adopt specific policies to affect volumes of remittances, remittance transfer mechanisms, management of remittance funds, the use of remittances and diaspora contributions to development.

(c) In order to address the concerns of remittance receiving States, registered alternative remittance systems should be obliged to settle balances through normal banking channels

Furthermore, remittance levels are double those of official development assistance (ODA).

The remittance system of Hawala does not obtain in this jurisdiction.

And thank you in advance for your remittance.

Recent work has tended to stress the developmental dimension of remittance flows, highlighting its role in developing human capital through education and, to a lesser extent, physical investment in farms or housing.

(a) Simplifying procedures and facilitating access to formal means of remittance transfers

Has this name been circulated to alternative remittance systems?

alternative remittance systems are difficult to licence or to supervise.

Policies and projects that facilitated the development impact of remittances must be analysed. As half of remittance senders and the majority of remittance recipients, women were playing a central role in managing and distributing such income.

The key is to reflect on six kinds of capital goods business capital, infrastructure, human capital, intellectual capital, natural capital, and social capital.

One State has recorded some success in encouraging the voluntary registration of alternative remittance systems.

Table 3 Private remittance flows to Africa, 1998 2003 (In billions of United States dollars)a

The exploitation of Alternative Remittance Systems such as trade based money, hawala and NGOs are addressed.

Hurdles in converting informal remittance systems to formal systems through registration or licensing

The regulatory authorities of some States have initiated programmes to detect unregistered or unlicensed alternative remittance activity.

The Team makes no distinction between alternative and informal remittance systems for the purposes of this report.

Efratti of From Nation's Capital to Nation's Capital adds

Other countries, however, have taken steps to make remittance transfers possible via mobile phones.

(q) Issues related to the informal and cash based economy, including alternative remittance systems

Initiatives were also needed to improve remittance services to migrants and reduce transfer costs.

Capital onion soup, capital.

The main goal is to detect the main obstacles to efficiency along the life cycle of the remittance.

Its capital, Belgrade, was also the federal capital of Yugoslavia.

Capitals of Capital

No provision has yet been made in the Administrative Manual for the payment of interest on delayed remittance of contributions.

50. The expansion of capital flows, including ODA, other official capital flows and private capital, was essential.

Alternative remittance systems are known by many terms, but all share the same operational characteristics.

Identity capital begets identity capital.

At present there are no specific provisions to authorize or regulate the activities of money remittance or transfer services.