Verdens samlede u-landshjælp kan ikke hamle op med alle de flittige migrantarbejdere, som knokler i fjerne (og rige) lande for at sende penge hjem til deres fattige hjemstavn – men ofte dyrt at overføre pengene, så måske mobilløsning.
WASHINGTON D.C., 20 November, 2012: International migrants are weathering (klarer sig godt overfor) the effects of the ongoing global economic crisis and are on track to remit (tilbagesende) a stunning 406 billion (milliarder) US dollar in savings to their families in developing countries in 2012 (beløbet svarer til 2,3 billioner DKR, red.).
This is an increase of 6,5 percent over the previous year, says the World Bank’s latest Migration and Development Brief, published Tuesday.
Remittances to developing countries are projected to grow further by 7,9 percent in 2013, 10,1 percent in 2014 and 10,7 percent in 2015 to reach 534 billion dollar in 2015.
Worldwide remittances, including those to high-income countries, are expected to total 534 billion dollar in 2012, and projected to grow to 685 billion in 2015.
However, not all developing regions are faring well in 2012 as, three years into the crisis, migrant workers in high-income Europe are coming under pressure.
31 milliarder gode dollars til Afrika syd for Sahara
Western European countries are major destinations for migrant workers from Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe and Central Asia.
Remittance flows to the two regions decelerated (aftog i tempo) this year, with remittances to Sub-Saharan Africa to remain flat at 31 billion dollar and Europe and Central Asia to contract by 0,9 percent to 41 billion.
In contrast, remittance flows are continuing to grow strongly to South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and East Asia and Pacific regions, with large numbers of workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, where high oil prices are driving vigorous economic activity.
For South Asia, remittances in 2012 are expected to total 109 billion dollar, an increase of 12,5 percent over 2011.
East Asia and Pacific region is estimated to attract 114 billion dollar, an increase of 7,2 percent over 2011, while MENA is expected to receive 47 billion, an increase of 8,4 percent over the previous year.
Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean are supported by region-wide economic recovery and a moderately improving labor market in the United States, but moderated by a weak European economy.
Given this, the Latin America and Caribbean region will likely see a more modest growth of 2,9 percent in 2012, totaling an estimated 64 billion dollar.
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