Determinants of remittances for Sudanese immigrants, an applied study (2000 - 2019)

Ibrahim Jamma

Received: 2023-03-07, Published: 2023-03-28

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Abstract

The aim of the research is to examine the relationship between some macroeconomic variables and the rate of remittances to Sudan from Sudanese immigrants (2000 - 2019). Suppose there is a positive relationship with statistical significance between the exchange rate, inflation, population size and savings as independent variables, and the rate of remittances to Sudan from Sudanese immigrants as a dependent variable during the period (2000 - 2019). The descriptive approach, the statistical approach, and the standard approach were used. He reached several results, the most important of which are: There is a positive relationship with a statistical significance of (0.93) linking the exchange rate, inflation, population size and savings as independent variables, and the rate of remittances to Sudan from Sudanese immigrants as a dependent variable during the period (2000 - 2019). He recommended the necessity of paying attention to the value of the national currency and the importance of tackling the problem of inflation, increasing the saving rate and rationalizing consumer spending.