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February 4, 2025
Mexico | Record in remittances: 64,745 million dollars in 2024, and dark spots for 2025
Mexico received 64,745 million dollars (md) in remittances in 2024, +2.3% compared to 2023 when 63,319 md were received. Remittances reach a new historical maximum in 2024 and accumulate a streak of 11 consecutive years of growth, which began in 2014.
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January 28, 2025
US | Labor and Immigration Upheaval: Worker Shortages, Higher Wages?
Notwithstanding BBVA Research's assessment that widespread deportations are improbable and that significant deviations in migration trends —beyond those tied to economic cycles and labor demand— are unlikely, a chilling effect could nonetheless materialize.
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January 24, 2025
Colombia | Remittances Matter, and They Matter a Lot for Latin America
Remittances sent by Latin Americans from abroad are becoming more significant, accounting for 2.3% of the GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2024, these flows reached $160.9 billion, increasing $7.7 billion compared to 2023. Remittances affect the well-being of their recipients and reflect migration dynamics.
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January 22, 2025
Mexico | Trump 2.0 Mass Deportation: A Low Probability Event
On the first day of the Trump 2.0 administration, at least 7 executive orders or proclamations were issued regarding immigration issues, highlighting the importance of this issue for his government.
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January 2, 2025
Mexico | Remittances grow 10.6%. Will they face risks for 2025?
President-elect Trump has threatened mass deportations and greater border securitization, which could affect remittances to Mexico and LAC. However, it is a very unlikely scenario because it would affect the U.S. economy that depends on migrant labor force and increase inflation in that country.
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December 3, 2024
Mexico | Yearbook of Migration and Remittances 2024
Book product of a collaboration between the National Population Council (CONAPO), BBVA Foundation and BBVA Research. This twelfth edition presents in ten chapters the main data and indicators on migration, human mobility and remittances on a regional and global scale, with emphasis on Mexico.
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December 2, 2024
Mexico | Remittances total 5 falls in 2024, contract 1.6% in October
The information is as of the close of October 31, 2024, before the presidential elections in the United States were held and President Trump's victory was announced. Therefore, there is no possible "Trump" effect in this data.
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November 1, 2024
Mexico | Volatility in remittances, fall 4.6%. At risk due to US elections?
Remittances show high volatility in the first 9 months of 2024: 5 months with growth and 4 months with falls. Possibly, the tense electoral environment in the US has an impact on the flow of new migrants and the migrant population residing in that country.
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August 29, 2024
Mexico | Profile of Mexican migrants in the United States
It is estimated that 12.3 million Mexican migrants reside in the world. 97.0%, more than 12 million, reside in the United States. This makes Mexico the second most important country of origin. 1 in 23 migrants worldwide are of Mexican origin.
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May 2, 2024
Mexico | Streak of 46 months with growth ends, Remittances fall 3.3% in March
Remittances to Mexico fell 3.3% in March. Thus, they culminate a streak of 46 consecutive months with growth, which lasted between May 2020 and February 2024. During this period, remittances increased in annualized terms from 38.8 billion to 63.6 billion dollars, which is equivalent to a total increase of 64.1%.
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