{"id":6824,"date":"2020-01-28T08:30:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T22:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=6824"},"modified":"2024-03-18T21:06:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T11:06:04","slug":"remittances-vis-a-vis-bank-credit-and-investments-in-pacific-island-countries-the-case-of-fiji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/remittances-vis-a-vis-bank-credit-and-investments-in-pacific-island-countries-the-case-of-fiji\/","title":{"rendered":"Remittances vis-\u00e0-vis bank credit and investments in Pacific island countries: The case of Fiji"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MATIA TUISAWAU, AKATA TAITO, MITELI CAMA, JAK KAKHKHAROV, LAN NGUYEN AND <a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/tag\/parmendra-sharma\/\">PARMENDRA SHARMA<\/a>  |  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matia Tuisawau and Ms Akata Taito (Reserve Bank of Fiji),  Mr Miteli Cama (Fiji Bureau of Statistics),   Dr Jak Kakhkharov (Flinders University), Ms Lan Nguyen and Dr Parmendra Sharma<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remittances\u2013\u2013the transmission of money and goods to households by migrant workers for reasons of altruism, insurance and investment\u2013\u2013have increased steadily over the years to become a substantial source of foreign exchange earnings for world economies, especially developing countries such as India, China, Mexico, the Philippines, Vietnam, and the Pacific Island Countries. For example, in 2018, remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries reached US$529 billion, more than the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of an economy like Fiji, and substantially more than the official development aid to the region. In the same period, global remittances, including to high income countries, reached US$689 billion. Even as global growth moderates, remittances to low- and middle-income countries in 2019 are forecasted to grow and reach US$549 billion; global remittances are expected to reach US$715 billion. Not only do such remittances play a crucial role in total international capital flows but they also boost the economic growth of countries particularly where financial systems remain less developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not surprisingly then, studies\ninvestigating the impact of remittances on various micro and macro-economic\nvariables such as poverty, financial inclusion, labour supply and participation,\nconsumption, exchange rates, foreign reserves, economic growth, financial\ndevelopment, health, education, investment, and entrepreneurial activity have\nproliferated concurrently. Studies have encompassed many regions and countries\nas well\u2013\u2013such as Sub-Sahara African, Latin America, and South Asia. The\nresults, overall, appear mixed at best. For instance, while some studies find a\npositive relationship between remittances and others document a negative correlation\nbetween remittances and income inequality.&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Considering the growing\nsignificance of remittances in household and national incomes and its expected\nand substantiated pertinent implications for various micro and macro variables,\nmore studies are clearly required to better understand relationships from at\nleast a policy perspective.&nbsp; And, one\nregion where this is aptly required is the Pacific Island Countries (PICs)\u2014amongst\nthe world\u2019s leading recipients of international remittances. For example, in\n2007, 2008 and 2014, according to World Bank reports, Tonga and Samoa were\namongst the top 10 recipients of remittances relative to GDP. In 2017, Tonga\nwas second only to Kyrgyzstan as the largest recipient of remittances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, economic growth,\npoverty, inequality, financial development, financial inclusion, investment,\nand all other micro and macro variables that remittances are expected to\npositively influence remain constant and major challenges in the region. For\nexample, in Fiji, the share of population below the National Poverty Line\nremains high, averaging 31% over the last decade (ADB, 2018). The\n2014 United Nations Development Program Report\non Vulnerability and Exclusion in PICs highlights that one in four people are now living below national\nbasic-needs poverty line; and have limited access to essential services such as\neducation and health. Obesity, diabetes, and other non-communicable diseases\nare on the rise throughout the region.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our study, using Fiji as a case, shows positive impacts of remittances on loan amount and income. That is, remittances positively influence the amount of loans that households obtain, which could be used for small business investment or consumption. Remittances are also an important source of investment in capital markets and real estate, fuelling further developments in these market segments. These investments can be used by the recipients to build collateral and access credit markets as well as capital injection for family businesses, enhancing entrepreneurship and reducing unemployment in the country. Although consumption may not be a productive investment, any remittance dollar spent by recipients creates a multiplier effect for the economy as it increases demand for services and products that may in turn lead to the need for more workers hence job creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"author label wp-block-paragraph\">AUTHORS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Matia Tuisawau and Ms Akata Taito (Reserve Bank of Fiji),  Mr Miteli Cama (Fiji Bureau of Statistics),   Dr Jak Kakhkharov (Flinders University), Ms Lan Nguyen and Dr Parmendra Sharma (Griffith Asia Institute). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This&nbsp; paper was presented at the December 2018 South Pacific Central Banks\u2014Griffith University Research Conference and Regional Policy Dialogue in Suva.&nbsp; &nbsp;The views and opinions expressed in this study are those of the authors and do not reflect those of the Reserve Bank of Fiji 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