Fostering investment of the family remittances in value chains : Case studies in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Guatemala

Family remittances represent an important source of resources and external financing for many Latin American and Caribbean countries, helping greatly to reduce poverty, increase private consumption, and boost national economic growth, among other things. Although a large share of remittances are int...

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Autores principales: Padilla Pérez, Ramón, Stezano, Federico, Villarreal, Francisco G.
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spelling oai-11362-459632021-05-10T21:44:33Z Fostering investment of the family remittances in value chains : Case studies in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Guatemala Padilla Pérez, Ramón Stezano, Federico Villarreal, Francisco G. FIDA MIGRACION REMESAS FAMILIA INGRESOS FAMILIARES SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS VALOR INVERSIONES AGRICULTURA DESARROLLO AGRICOLA DESARROLLO ECONOMICO ESTUDIOS DE CASOS INCLUSION FINANCIERA MIGRATION REMITTANCES FAMILY FAMILY INCOME FINANCIAL SERVICES VALUE INVESTMENTS AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CASE STUDIES FINANCIAL INCLUSION Family remittances represent an important source of resources and external financing for many Latin American and Caribbean countries, helping greatly to reduce poverty, increase private consumption, and boost national economic growth, among other things. Although a large share of remittances are intended to cover basic needs, such as food, health care and housing, some of them could be used to finance income-generating activities. This document summarizes the main findings of the technical collaboration project carried out by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) with the Governments of the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Guatemala, focused on promoting the investment of remittances in rural value chains. Given the strictly private nature of family remittances, the strategies aimed at the recipients and senders of these resources always centred on the realization that the only way to secure investment of a portion of remittances was through incentives, advice and facilitation measures. This document offers a summary of the methodology used, the spaces in which remittances can be used to strengthen value chains, and the strategies and lines of action aimed at encouraging the investment of remittances in these value chains. Introduction .-- I. Background .-- II. Methodology .-- III. Value chains selected .-- IV. Remittances, financial inclusion and the production characteristics of the three value chains analysed .-- V. Strategies to promote greater investment of family remittances in value chains .-- VI. Conclusions and lessons learned. 2020-08-31T20:08:35Z 2020-08-31T20:08:35Z 2020-08-31 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/45963 LC/TS.2020/102 LC/MEX/TS.2020/26 en Documentos de Proyectos .pdf application/pdf AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN CEPAL
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topic MIGRACION
REMESAS
FAMILIA
INGRESOS FAMILIARES
SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS
VALOR
INVERSIONES
AGRICULTURA
DESARROLLO AGRICOLA
DESARROLLO ECONOMICO
ESTUDIOS DE CASOS
INCLUSION FINANCIERA
MIGRATION
REMITTANCES
FAMILY
FAMILY INCOME
FINANCIAL SERVICES
VALUE
INVESTMENTS
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CASE STUDIES
FINANCIAL INCLUSION
spellingShingle MIGRACION
REMESAS
FAMILIA
INGRESOS FAMILIARES
SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS
VALOR
INVERSIONES
AGRICULTURA
DESARROLLO AGRICOLA
DESARROLLO ECONOMICO
ESTUDIOS DE CASOS
INCLUSION FINANCIERA
MIGRATION
REMITTANCES
FAMILY
FAMILY INCOME
FINANCIAL SERVICES
VALUE
INVESTMENTS
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CASE STUDIES
FINANCIAL INCLUSION
Padilla Pérez, Ramón
Stezano, Federico
Villarreal, Francisco G.
Fostering investment of the family remittances in value chains : Case studies in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Guatemala
description Family remittances represent an important source of resources and external financing for many Latin American and Caribbean countries, helping greatly to reduce poverty, increase private consumption, and boost national economic growth, among other things. Although a large share of remittances are intended to cover basic needs, such as food, health care and housing, some of them could be used to finance income-generating activities. This document summarizes the main findings of the technical collaboration project carried out by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) with the Governments of the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Guatemala, focused on promoting the investment of remittances in rural value chains. Given the strictly private nature of family remittances, the strategies aimed at the recipients and senders of these resources always centred on the realization that the only way to secure investment of a portion of remittances was through incentives, advice and facilitation measures. This document offers a summary of the methodology used, the spaces in which remittances can be used to strengthen value chains, and the strategies and lines of action aimed at encouraging the investment of remittances in these value chains.
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Padilla Pérez, Ramón
Stezano, Federico
Villarreal, Francisco G.
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title Fostering investment of the family remittances in value chains : Case studies in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Guatemala
title_short Fostering investment of the family remittances in value chains : Case studies in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Guatemala
title_full Fostering investment of the family remittances in value chains : Case studies in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Guatemala
title_fullStr Fostering investment of the family remittances in value chains : Case studies in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Guatemala
title_full_unstemmed Fostering investment of the family remittances in value chains : Case studies in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Guatemala
title_sort fostering investment of the family remittances in value chains : case studies in the dominican republic, el salvador and guatemala
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