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Challenges to Linking Remittances to the Use of Formal Services

By: Isaku Endo,Jane Namaaji,Anoma Kulathunga

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Challenges to Linking Remittances to the Use of Formal Services

By: Isaku Endo,Jane Namaaji,Anoma Kulathunga

This report, Remittance Corridors to Uganda: United Kingdom, United States, and South Africa, analyzes and compares three bilateral remittance corridors. The comparison highlights similarities and differences and the significance of the remittance-sending countries to Uganda in terms of volume, corridor formality, risks, and vulnerability to money laundering. It also describes Uganda as a remittance-receiving country and outlines the remittance flows, market players, distribution network, access and usage of remittance, regulatory framework, and measures taken toward anti-money laundering and combating financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). The issues and challenges faced by Uganda are identified and policy recommendations are made for both Uganda and remittance-sending countries.

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0821384449

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9780821384442

Bringing E-money to the Poor

Successes and Failures

By: Thyra A. Riley,Anoma Kulathunga

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Bringing E-money to the Poor

Successes and Failures

By: Thyra A. Riley,Anoma Kulathunga

Moving toward universal access to financial services is within reach, thanks to new technologies, transformative business models, and ambitious reforms. Instruments such as e-money accounts and mobile accounts, along with debit cards and low-cost traditional bank accounts, can significantly increase financial access for those who are excluded. Bringing e-Money to the Poor: Successes and Failures examines the lessons of success from four country case studies of “gazelles†?†•Kenya, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Thailand†•that leapt from limitation to innovation by successfully enabling the deployment of e-money technology. These countries have thereby transformed the landscape of financial access to their poor. In addition, two country case studies (Maldives and the Philippines) yield lessons learned from constraints that stalled e-money deployments. Because technology is not a silver bullet, the case studies also explore other strategic elements that need to be in place for a country to expand access to financial services through digital technology.

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1464810893

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Getting Finance in South Asia 2009

Indicators and Analysis of the Commercial Banking Sector

By: Kiatchai Sophastienphong,Anoma Kulathunga

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Indicators and Analysis of the Commercial Banking Sector

By: Kiatchai Sophastienphong,Anoma Kulathunga

This title is part of an initiative by the World Bank to develop standard indicators to measure the performance and soundness of the financial sector in the South Asia region and help pinpoint where performance is strong and where improvements are most needed. Phases I, II, and III, completed with active support and assistance from regulatory authorities in South Asia, compiled a standard set of finance indicators for five countries: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. This first formally published volume encompasses Phase IV of the study, which updates all indicators under the four categories of access to finance, performance and efficiency, stability, and corporate governance, and adds two new categories: capital market developments, and market concentration and competitiveness. The addition of these measures provides a new and more holistic perspective on getting finance in South Asia, and also helps improve our understanding of the financial systems in South Asian countries. Countries in South Asia have undertaken reforms to reduce government ownership of financial institutions, bring prudential regulations in line with international norms, and strengthen banking supervision. These reforms have borne results. This volume shows that commercial banks in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka generally expanded access to finance and improved their performance and efficiency, stability, corporate governance, and market concentration and competitiveness over the period from 2001 to 2006. But results vary widely across and even within these areas, as shown by the countries' rankings on the indicators, which show that, with the notable exception of India, SouthAsian domestic debt markets are still at an early stage of development.

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0821375725

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Getting Finance in South Asia 2010

Indicators and Analysis of the Commercial Banking Sector

By: Kiatchai Sophastienphong,Anoma Kulathunga

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Indicators and Analysis of the Commercial Banking Sector

By: Kiatchai Sophastienphong,Anoma Kulathunga

Utilizing standardized indicators from 2001 to 2008, 'Getting Finance in South Asia 2010' analyzes the financial performance and soundness of commercial banks in eight South Asian countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. While the indicators cannot predict the onset of a financial crisis, their analysis has identified specific weaknesses in regional financial sectors that should be addressed by the supervisory authorities. In this current edition of the annual 'Getting Finance' publication, two new development dimensions -- payment systems developments and savings mobilization -- have been added to the six dimensions covered in the previous edition: access to finance, performance and efficiency, financial stability, market concentration and competitiveness, capital market development, and corporate governance. This edition also expands the country coverage to include Afghanistan, Bhutan and Maldives. New benchmark countries have also been added, including emerging countries from outside OECD. In addition to analyzing the 'Getting Finance' indicators, the book also discusses the challenges facing South Asian banks and the impact of the global financial crisis on their operations. The new material in this edition enables readers to have a more holistic perspective of the indicators in South Asia and a better understanding of the financial systems in the region. 'Getting Finance Indicators 2010' reaffirms the World Bank’s commitment to working with developing member countries to promote financial sector development and create financial systems that are sound, stable, supportive of growth and responsive to people’s needs.

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0821380575

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Making Remittances Work

Balancing Financial Integrity and Inclusion

By: Emiko Todoroki,Wameek Noor,Kuntay Celik,Anoma Kulathunga

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Balancing Financial Integrity and Inclusion

By: Emiko Todoroki,Wameek Noor,Kuntay Celik,Anoma Kulathunga

Migrant workers routinely send small sums back to their families, often a crucial lifeline for their survival. But sending money across countries for these low income people is not easy and often very expensive and risky. Better regulation and supervision of these payment channels can make the process easier to access and more secure.

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Challenges to Linking Remittances to the Use of Formal Services

By: Isaku Endo,Jane Namaaji,Anoma Kulathunga

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By: Isaku Endo,Jane Namaaji,Anoma Kulathunga

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Making Remittances Work

Balancing Financial Integrity and Inclusion

By: Emiko Todoroki,Wameek Noor,Kuntay Celik,Anoma Kulathunga

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Balancing Financial Integrity and Inclusion

By: Emiko Todoroki,Wameek Noor,Kuntay Celik,Anoma Kulathunga

Migrant workers routinely send small sums back to their families -- often a crucial lifeline for their survivial. But sending money across countries for these low income people is not easy and often very expensive and risky. Better regulation and supervision of these payment channels can make the process easier to access and more secure.

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Getting Finance in South Asia 2010

Indicators and Analysis of the Commercial Banking Sector

By: Kiatchai Sophastienphong,Anoma Kulathunga

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Indicators and Analysis of the Commercial Banking Sector

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Uganda's Remittance Corridors from United Kingdom, United States, and South Africa

Challenges to Linking Remittances to the Use of Formal Services

By: Isaku Endo

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Challenges to Linking Remittances to the Use of Formal Services

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Bringing E-money to the Poor

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Getting Finance in South Asia 2010

Making Remittances Work

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Making Remittances Work

Making Remittances Work

Getting Finance in South Asia 2010

Getting Finance in South Asia 2010

Uganda's Remittance Corridors from United Kingdom, United States, and South Africa

Uganda's Remittance Corridors from United Kingdom, United States, and South Africa

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