Migrants’ Remittances from France : Findings of a Survey on Migrants’ Financial Needs and Remittance Behavior in Montreuil
Project greenback 2.0, remittances champion cities consists in identifying cities where a series of measures are implemented to foster the development of a sound remittance market. The objective of the project is the promotion of transparency and c...
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Washington, DC
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24589484/migrants’-remittances-france-findings-survey-migrants’-financial-needs-remittancebehavior-montreuil-greenback-20-montreuil-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22050 |
| Summary: | Project greenback 2.0, remittances
champion cities consists in identifying cities where a
series of measures are implemented to foster the development
of a sound remittance market. The objective of the project
is the promotion of transparency and competition in the
market for remittances and, ultimately, the reduction of
prices for remittance services. Montreuil, France is the
second Remittances Champion City after Turin, Italy. This
report presents the main results of the survey. It starts
with an overview of migration from and remittances to the
selected countries. It then presents the research objectives
and describes both the survey design and sampling
methodology as well as the challenges posed by the field
work. It is followed by a presentation of the main findings
of the survey, based on a total sample of 428 migrants.
After a brief description of the socio-demographic
characteristics of the surveyed migrants, the discussion
focuses on their financial inclusion and their remittance
behavior. The last part of the report provides concluding
remarks on the policy options for private and public actions
to promote the objectives of greenback 2.0. |
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