- remittances
- re'mit·tance || rɪ'mɪtəns n. transferral of funds, sending of a payment
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remittances — [plural] ► ECONOMICS money that is sent by a foreign worker back to their own country: »Immigrants sent $45 billion in remittances to Latin America last year. »About 1.5 million Dominicans live in the United States and help the economy by sending … Financial and business terms
Remittances — Remittance can also refer to the accounting concept of a monetary payment transferred by a customer to a business to their home countries. Money sent home by migrants constitutes the second largest financial inflow to many developing countries,… … Wikipedia
Gifting remittances — describes a range of scholarly approaches relating remittances to anthropological literature on gift giving. The terms draws on Lisa Cliggett’s “gift remitting,” [Cliggett 2003] but is used to describe a wider body of work . Broadly speaking,… … Wikipedia
Cultural remittances — are the ensembles of ideas, values, and expressive forms introduced into societies of origin by emigrants and their families as they return home, sometimes for the first time, temporary visits, or permanent resettlement. The term, which has been… … Wikipedia
Migrant Remittances: A Vital GNP Factor — ▪ 2007 By 2006 the effects of globalization on migration were becoming increasingly evident. The linking of labour markets by improved information technology and communications, the widening disparities in employment opportunities and… … Universalium
Reverse Remittances — Money sent to help immigrants struggling in rich countries (such as the U.S.) by friends and family in less developed countries (such as Mexico). Reporting from Miahuatlán, Mexico, The Times’s Marc Lacey revealed: Unemployment has hit migrant… … Dictionary of unconsidered lexicographical trifles
immigrant remittances — Money sent by immigrants from the country in which they work to their families in their native countries. These sums can be a valuable source of foreign exchange for the native countries … Big dictionary of business and management
Remittance — can also refer to the accounting concept of a monetary payment transferred by a customer to a business. See remittance advice A remittance is a transfer of money by a foreign worker to his or her home country. See remittance man below for the… … Wikipedia
Cuba — Cuban, adj., n. /kyooh beuh/; Sp. /kooh vah/, n. a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 10,999,041; 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Cap.: Havana. /kooh bah/, n. Cubba. * * * Cuba Introduction Cuba… … Universalium
Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… … Universalium
