Acknowledgments
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his report was prepared by a team by Isaku Endo (World Bank) with Jane Namaaji (Bank of Uganda) and Anoma Kulathunga (consultant, World Bank). It was developed as a part of Bilateral Remi ance Corridor Analysis (BRCA) to expand existing knowledge on workers’ remi ances to developing countries. Peer reviewers of the report were David Kihangire (Bank of Uganda) Michael Fuchs, Dino Leonardo Mero o (World Bank), Gregory Watson (Inter-American Development Bank), and Elija Muwanga-Zake (Bank of Uganda, Makelele University). Emiko Todoroki also provided comments on the whole report. We owe them special thanks for their comments and insights offered during the peer review process. We are grateful to Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, governor of Bank of Uganda; Wasswa Kajubi, director; Alex Ntale, deputy director; Susan Lukwago, deputy director of trade (BOU); Latifah Merican Cheong, former program director; and Jean Pesme, manager of the Financial Market Integrity Unit; Grace Yabrudy, advisor; and Kundhavi Kadiresan, country manager for Uganda (World Bank) for their continued support and valuable inputs and advice. We are also grateful to Raul Hernandez-Coss (National Banking and Securities Commission of Mexico), Ravi Ruparel, Moses Kibirige, and Samuel Maimbo (World Bank) for their support and guidance. The team is grateful for financial support from GTZ and DFID to cover part of the project. The team would like to thank GTZ, UK Treasury, DFID, South Africa National Treasury, the Embassy of Uganda in the United States, Uganda High Commissions in the United Kingdom and South Africa, and the Ugandan North America Association for their support and cooperation. The team received wonderful support for field research from Agnes Kaye; Mabel Nomsa Mkhize; Peace Lwanga; and Harriet Kiwanuka, assistant from Bank of Uganda. We would also like to thank the following individuals, who provided helpful information and comments for the report, including Emmanuel Addy, Philip Atkinson, Stewart Bain, Henry Bagazonzya, David Baguma, Debbie Beauchamp, Arthur Beihemuki, Johann Bence, Hennie Bester, Robert Bitaroho, Gerald Buhumuro, Sara Byabazaire, Peter Byangaba, Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie, Ian Collinson, Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Cas Coovadia, Carlo Corazza, Kenneth Egesa, Emmanuel Epedu, Kathryn Ann Funk, K. Ganesh, Michael Gibbon, Stephen Greiff, Leon Issacs, S.P. Kagoda, Rosemary Atim, David Dansor Ninyikiriza, Saliya Kanathigoda, Tuhirirwe Genevieve Kasingye, Richard Ketley, Daudi Kikomeko T. Juliana Kilibbala, Philip Mike Katamba, Kizito Kezekia, Juliet Kugonzebwa, Yukiko Kumashiro, Tony Malinzi, Fredrick Matyama, Manelisa Mavuso, John Mayende, Mizinga Melu, Mohmud Mohamed, Stephen Mukweli, James Muwonge, Stevens Mwange, Elliot Mwebya, Edith Nagujja Nalimanga, Wameek Noor, Apollo Obbo, Ma hew Odedokun, Anthony Opio, Mark Perryman, Veda Poon, Richard Roberts, Nikki Spo iswoode, Dominic Thorncro , Walter Volker, Ntombi Msibi, Louis Jordaan, Dave Mitchell, Antoine e Pieterse, Ignacio Reid, Kweronda Ruhemba, Atam Sandhu, David Semakula, John Simpson, Valsa Shah, Pallavi She y, Anselm Sowah, Raadhika Sookoo, Charles Ssentongo, Ahmed Tejani, David Thomas, Sarah Truen, Marius Wait, Simon Walley, and Cedric Woodhall. We thank Sheldon Lippman for editing the report.
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