1. Remittances
IB HL

2. Financial Flows South Asia receives the most remittances.
Mainly in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
In these countries the value of remittances is said to be greater than the amount of international aid that they receive.
Africa and the Caribbean receive a small amount of remittances.

3. Value Of Remittances
India and China received over $20 billion USD in 2005.
The source of the Mexican money is the USA.
Most remittances to the Philippines come from the UK.
Some countries are very dependant on remittances such as Haiti.

4. Activities
Using Geography Course Companion P , answer the following…
What are remittances and why are they important to people/countries?
Describe the trend and regional remittances between 2000 and 2010 as shown on Figure 14.4.
Using Figure 14.5, suggest why some countries receive higher remittances than others.
What type of countries receive the most remittances and which countries are not on the graph? Why?