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The Numbers

Weekly data column on diaspora flows.

4 editions · weekly cadence
  1. 04
    21 May 2026
    Data desk
    7 min

    Q1 remittance volumes: the World Bank revision nobody read

    The Bank revised 2024 LMIC remittances downward to $672B. Three corridors absorb most of the cut. Methodology, not flows, explains it.

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  2. 03
    14 May 2026
    Data desk
    5 min

    The MTO take-rate compression is real — and uneven

    Q1 disclosures from Wise, Remitly and MoneyGram show take-rates falling, but the geography of the compression matters more than the average.

  3. 02
    7 May 2026
    Data desk
    9 min

    Stablecoin remittance share: parsing the Chainalysis 2025 figure

    Chainalysis says stablecoins now move $785B/year across borders. We rebuild the number from on-chain primitives. It holds — with three caveats.

  4. 01
    30 Apr 2026
    Data desk
    6 min

    Cost-of-capital spreads: 8 corridors, one chart, three surprises

    Non-resident mortgage rates compared to Nova's effective rate, across eight corridors. Where the spread is widest may surprise you.

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