“Dollars wrapped with love.” That’s how Dilip Ratha describes remittances—the money immigrants send home to their families and friends. “There are millions of people who migrate each year. With the help of the family, they cross oceans, they cross deserts, they cross rivers, they cross mountains,” Ratha, an economist, said in a 2014 TED talk.
The Fight For The $400 Billion Business Of Immigrants Sending Money Home
Ben Schiller, Fast Company
Thu, 04/27/2017 - 11:00pm
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