Business Letters

Times

January 23, 2005

Business Letters

MOVING MONEY: One topic that the interesting and informative report on the economic benefits of immigration (Special Report, Business, last week) did not address is that of the repatriation of immigrants' earnings. These transfer payments must surely have a substantial effect on the UK economy and the UK's balance of payments. Globally the value of immigrants' repatriated earnings exceeds that of aid payments.

Garth R A Wiseman
Kennington, London

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