The informal aid that remains steady despite the pandemic

Around the world, every day, people send cash back — remittances — to relatives in their home countries. The cash transfers, usually averaging around $200 each, can help build a new home, buy a kid’s shoes, or just put food on the table. The World’s Monica Campbell has been tracking the flow of remittances during the pandemic. It turns out that even the world’s top economists are surprised by how things went.

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