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Leveraging remittances with microfinance (pdf 280kb)

This research report presents the findings of an Asia-Pacific study to investigate the potential for remittance-linked financial services to contribute to household well-being and economic development.

The six case study countries covered by the study are Fiji, Samoa, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste.

This study confirms that remittances clearly make important and growing macroeconomic contributions, but the development dynamic at household level is complex and varied - both among households in the same country, as well as among country contexts.

 

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