Competition research improves services : evidence-based recommendations lead to better money transfer services for Uzbekistan 's migrant workers

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2008-04

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IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA

Abstract

For migrant workers all over the world, sending part of their earnings home to support their families and communities is common practice. Until recently, Uzbek workers living abroad paid fees as high as 10 percent to transfer these funds. Thanks to growing competition, those fees are coming down and recommended innovations are leading to more choices for consumers in Uzbekistan.

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French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Meilleurs services grâce à la recherche sur la concurrence : des recommandations fondées sur des données probantes permettent aux travailleurs migrants de l'Ouzbékistan d'avoir accès à de meilleurs services d'envoi d'argent
Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Investigación en materia de competencia mejora los servicios : las recomendaciones basadas en evidencias redundan en mejores servicios de transferencia de dinero para los trabajadores emigrantes de Uzbekistán

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UZBEKISTAN, MIGRANT WORKERS, REMITTANCES, BANKING SYSTEMS, MONETARY TRANSFERS, COMPETITION LAW, INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS, INFORMATION EXCHANGE, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/52863

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2000-2009 / Années 2000-2009