Harnessing Digitization for Remittances in Asia and the Pacific
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Harnessing Digitization for Remittances in Asia and the Pacific - Asian Development Bank
HARNESSING DIGITIZATION FOR REMITTANCES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
JULY 2021
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Foreword
Remittances are often referred to as the lifeline of developing countries. Their dependence on these inflows of funds from overseas workers as a source of external financing has increased steadily in the past 2 decades. Indeed, remittances into low- and middle-income countries grew from $75