Essays about: "remittances and financial development"

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1. 1. Diaspora Bonds Revisited: Review of the Potential and Feasibility of a Ghanaian Diaspora Bond

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Petter Stalin; [2023]
   Keywords : Diaspora Finance; Economic Development; Remittances; Sub-Saharan Africa; Ghana; Banking; SME; LMIC; Payments; Diaspora Bonds; Developing Economies; West Africa; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper explores the potential and feasibility of a Ghanaian diaspora bond. The paper uses a mixed-method approach combining qualitative interviews with key incumbents in the diaspora finance sector with quantitative data from two surveys on diaspora bonds from the Commonwealth (2018) and Mensah (2019). READ MORE

3. 2. From Remittances to Development: Exploring Nepal's Path to Progress

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Jonathan Damkjær Britton; [2023]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Nepal is one of the largest recipients of remittances compared to the size of the economy, reaching 30,1% of GDP in 2018. This makes understanding them, their effects, and how to positively impact that an important policy tool. READ MORE

4. 3. Out-migration and Remittances: Evaluating the Relationship between Out-migration and Remittances on the Lebanese Economy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Pia Waked; [2022]
   Keywords : Lebanon; Remittances; Diaspora; Out-migration; Brain Drain; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : With socio-economic hardships arising and dramatically worsening as a cause of the present-day financial crisis, The World Bank has warned against severe cases of brain drain as emigration becomes increasingly desirable to the Lebanese population. Lebanon, already possessing one of the world’s largest diaspora, can be characterized as being one of the largest remittance-receiving countries, where remittance inflows make up a significant proportion of national GDP. READ MORE

5. 4. Mobile Money in Tanzania - The First Step Towards Financial Inclusion

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Anton Ottosson; [2022]
   Keywords : Bank Accounts; Economic Growth; Economic Development; Financial Development; Financial Inclusion; Financial Institutions; Mobile Money; M-banking; M-money; Supply-led Growth Hypothesis; Growth-led Financy Hypothesis; Tanzania; Financial Exclusion; Technology and Engineering; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In recent years the importance of financial inclusion for economic growth has been thoroughly discussed. Particularly, the impact of mobile money in the context of developing economies has risen in prominence. READ MORE

6. 5. Determinants of Financial Inclusion: A Case Study of Remittance Recipients in Vietnam

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Hong Dao; [2020]
   Keywords : financial inclusion; financial literacy; financial development; remittance; Vietnam; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The topic of financial inclusion has attracted attention from several researchers and policymakers in the recent years. However, there has been limited number of studies in the context of Vietnam, especially to explore the factors driving financial inclusion in the country. READ MORE