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World Service,3 mins

Creating cheaper ways for migrants to send money home

Digital Planet

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Millions rely on money sent home by migrant workers, known as a remittance – but money transfer services are often costly. While the coronavirus pandemic limits the ability of some migrants to work, could digital platforms provide a cheaper solution? Reporters Benjamin Breitegger and Katharina Kropshofer investigate. (Image: A woman counts money outside a US remittance collection agency in San Isidro, Credit: MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images.)

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