Investor Presentaiton
BANK
ATINI
CENTRAL BANK
OF ESWATINI
Umntsholi Wemaswati
Introduction
emittances - generally defined as a share of labour earnings that a migrant worker
nds home to support his/her family (normally cross border)
mittances facilitate consumption, education, investment and overall poverty redu
hence a critical component of development finance for low income countries
mittances also provide source of FX reserves for countries plus indirect governme
venue via taxes (e.g. VAT)
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veral studies indicate that remittances are critical for poverty alleviation see Rich
ams, 2011 for summary of the literature - Adams (2011): Evaluating the economi
pact of International Remittances on Developing Countries using Household Surve
erature review, Journal of Development Studies 47(6)View entire presentation