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Lifelines in Danger: The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to dry up a vital source of income for poor and fragile countries (IMF)

The COVID-19 pandemic is crippling the economies of rich and poor countries alike. Yet for many low-income and fragile states, the economic shock will be magnified by the loss of remittances—money sent home by migrant and guest workers employed in foreign countries.