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I. Recent Data Collected on Remittance Outflows By compiling available national data on migrant remittance flows, responses to this set of questions will improve the understanding of the magnitude and characteristics of remittance flows, with a view to generating informed policy recommendations that would maximize their positive development impact.
1. Does your institution collect data on cross border remittance outflows? a. Yes b. No, it is another institution(s): please specify:
If you checked No at left, skip to Section III, Question 32
2. According to your estimates, what is the annual volume of cross border remittance outflows from your country since 2005? Table 1
i. Workers’ remittance outflows (US$)
ii. Compensation of employees (US$)
iii. Migrants’ transfers (outflows by migrants employed in your economy) (US$)
iv. Total (US$)
v. Informal remittance outflows (US$)
a) 2007 (forecast) b) 2006 c) 2005 Please also provide these data for earlier years if available: d) 2004 e) 2003 f) 2002
3. According to your most recently available estimates for annual remittance outflows, please list the top destination countries for cross border remittance flows sent from your country by ranking from 1 to 10 in Table 2 below, with a rank of 1 going to the top destination country for remittance outflows. If data are available, please provide estimates of the amount of these annual remittance outflows by destination country in the table’s second column. Table 2 i. Top destination countries (List as many as possible) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)
ii. Estimated amount of annual remittance outflows for most recently available year (US$) Specify year:
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