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Human Rights Maps (43): Dependence on Remittances

Remittances are money sent back home by migrant workers. Sometimes these amounts are more important than foreign aid and some developing countries are heavily dependent on them in the sense that remittances represent a large share of their national income or GDP.

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remittances africa

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More on remittances here.

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