| Foreword |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| List of Abbreviations |
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| 1. |
Background and Purpose of the International Transactions in Remittances: Guide for Compilers and Users (pdf file) |
| A. |
Background |
| B. |
Purpose of the RCG |
| C. |
Organization of the RCG |
| D. |
Terminology Used in the RCG |
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| 2. |
Understanding Remittances: Demography, Transaction Channels, and Regulatory Aspects (pdf file) |
| A. |
Demographic Perspective of Remittances |
| B. |
Inventory of Transaction Channels and Institutional Environment |
| C. |
Legal and Regulatory Issues |
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| 3. |
Concepts and Components (pdf file) |
| A. |
Underlying Concepts |
| B. |
Standard Components |
| C. |
Supplementary Items |
| D. |
Related Concepts |
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| 4. |
Data Sources and Estimation Methods (pdf file) |
| A. |
International Transactions Reporting Systems |
| B. |
Direct Reporting by Money Transfer Operators |
| C. |
Surveys of Households |
| D. |
Indirect Data Sources |
| E. |
Summary Table |
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| 5. |
Compilation and Data Processing Issues (pdf file) |
| A. |
General Compilation Issues |
| B. |
Using Data from Diverse Sources |
| C. |
A Comprehensive Approach to Improving Remittance Data |
| D. |
Database Management and Computing Requirements |
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| 6. |
Dissemination Issues (pdf file) |
| A. |
General Dissemination Issues |
| B. |
Standard and Supplementary Components |
| C. |
Bilateral Data |
| D. |
Disseminating to Special User Groups |
| E. |
Data and Metadata from Experimental Compilation |
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| Appendix 1. Glossary of Terms (pdf file) |
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| Appendix 2. Data Quality Assessment Framework: Generic Framework (pdf file) |
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| Bibliography (pdf file) |
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| Index (pdf file) |
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| For questions relating to remittances, please contact the IMF at stabpm6@imf.org. |
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