tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post2914006839757194004..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Remittances in GuatemalaGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-30755443509170842392007-06-01T13:33:00.000-04:002007-06-01T13:33:00.000-04:00Of course it's widespread--the question is how to ...Of course it's widespread--the question is how to evaluate the effects, and I think that is changing from several years ago.Greg Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-37011218761103352652007-06-01T13:27:00.000-04:002007-06-01T13:27:00.000-04:00This is, of course, a widespread phenom. My friend...This is, of course, a widespread phenom. My friend MABB posted this:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://mabb.blogspot.com/2007/02/remittances-surpass-foreign-investment.html" REL="nofollow">http://mabb.blogspot.com/2007/02/remittances-surpass-foreign-investment.html</A> <BR/><BR/>As for February of this year, remittances from Bolivians living overseas surpassed foreign direct investment as a source of capital.Miguel Centellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412326196288989046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-4935558675420582202007-06-01T10:30:00.000-04:002007-06-01T10:30:00.000-04:00And also that their economies depend more heavily ...And also that their economies depend more heavily on U.S. immigration policy.Greg Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-74296209621203789722007-06-01T09:27:00.000-04:002007-06-01T09:27:00.000-04:00Also interesting, as a Bloomberg article recently ...Also interesting, as a Bloomberg article recently noted, remittances also mean that decreases in the US economy can have greater impacts in those communities and countries. The weak US housing market is currently being blamed for the change in the Mexican peso, with dropping remittances as the link. A community that is living off remittances has little to fall back on if that money flow suddenly slows or stops.bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233148632004720002noreply@blogger.com