With the collaboration of the Banco Central de Costa Rica and the participation of central banks,
statistical institutes, remittance service providers, and international organizations, in June was held
the “Seminar on the results of migration, remittance and financial inclusion surveys collected
from
Costa Ricans and Nicaraguans emigrants” who visited their country in the December 2019 period. The
survey covered aspects of the profile of these immigrants, gender, age, education, sector of activity in
which they work, income levels, sending and amount of remittances, indicators of financial inclusion,
and
others. The study represents an effort by CEMLA, as part of the activities developed by the Latin
American
and Caribbean Remittances Forum, and the Remittances and Financial Inclusion Program, carried out by
CEMLA
and IDB-LAB, of the Inter-American Bank group. developmental.