Project Description: Study "Competing for Remittances" (Albania)

Study: “Competing for Remittances”

Country:          Albania

Time frame:      01 May 2005 – 30 September 2005

Partners:         International Organisation for Migration (IOM)

The objective of this study was to provide the Government of Albania input to the National Strategy on Migration and the subsequent National Action Plan. This study has two broad areas of inquiry: (a) the extent and scope of remittance flows, and their transfer process, and (b) the potential of enhancing the impact of remittances’ on economic growth and development. Its content, conclusions and recommendations should be read and understood within the emphasis (management of emigration flows), and timeframe (to 2010), identified by these framework documents. In support of this objective mutually reinforcing qualitative and quantitative approaches were utilised.

A survey of Albanian emigrants, legal and illegal, was conducted in the period April-May 2005 within targeted areas of Greece, Italy and the UK, (represent 94% of Albanian migrants). Simultaneously, 1004 households that had at least one member working abroad were carried out. This household survey was conducted in representative rural and urban areas of Albania. This combination allowed considerable scope for comparison and contrast of the remittance and savings behaviours of both the senders and recipients.

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