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The COVID-19 pandemic and Haiti’s changing remittance landscape
Drawing on data from a study of the impact of COVID-19 on Haitian households and remittance data from Haiti’s Central Bank, this article examines Haiti’s changing remittance landscape, with particular attention paid to new migratory flows to Latin America that have emerged since the January 2010 earthquake.
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The impact of COVID-19 on the flow of remittances in the Ethiopia-South Africa migration corridor
The impact of the pandemic on migrants’ country of origin is uneven, and major migrant-sending regions are more adversely affected. This is most obvious in the sharp decline in remittance flows. In South Africa, most of the Ethiopian migrants have settled and work in urban and rural black townships and engage in the informal retail sector – which is more affected by the travel restrictions than other parts of the economy.
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Burkina Faso - Côte d'Ivoire migration corridor brief
Overview of MIDEQ's work on the Burkina Faso - Côte d'Ivoire migration corridor.
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The challenges faced by Malaysia’s migrant workforce during COVID-19 movement restrictions
Unpacking the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Malaysia's migrant workforce.
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