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In Honduras, Xiomara Castro’s Government Is Caught in the “Remittances Trap”
As state spending rises, money from the diaspora is an economic lifeline—but it comes at a steep cost.
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Latin America’s Changing Remittance Landscape
New flows of people are opening up new remittance corridors.