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To: energyplay who wrote (24281)10/18/2007 12:07:01 AM
From: elmatador  Respond to of 220104
 
For every 1% increase in the share of remittances to a country's GDP, the fraction of the population living in poverty is reduced by about 0.4 percent.

migrant workers, many of them poor and illegal, sent more money -- $114 billion -- to Asia and the Pacific region last year than any other region. Latin America and the Caribbean were next, together receiving $68 billion.

(Brazilians sent US$ 7,373 billion, or 0,3% of the country's GNP. Ahead of US$ 4,516 billion to Colombia (or 3,3% of its GNP).

Migrants Sent Home $300 Billion in 2006
Study Says Money Sent to Families Has Potential to Aid Development in Poor Countries

washingtonpost.com



To: energyplay who wrote (24281)10/18/2007 7:17:30 AM
From: TobagoJack  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 220104
 
there are 17 other apartments in the building, another one is for sale

i am thinking ... hmmm, if i buy that, and then leverage up and buy two more whenever they come to market, ...

before long, perhaps 6 years, I can collected quite a few units, and ...

just thinking out loud



To: energyplay who wrote (24281)10/18/2007 9:08:04 AM
From: elmatador  Respond to of 220104
 
Loophole hurt U.S. ethanol prices. Brazilians cash in on customs law quirk; U.S. won't say how much was paid
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