DUSHANBE, April 29, 2016, Asia-Plus – The World Bank survey
Listening to Tajikistan
(
L2TJK
), in particular notes that the share of migrants returning to Tajikistan continued to ease between January and March, to about 2.0 percent of the current group of migrants, from about 4 percent in December.
The share of migrants currently working reportedly declined from 84 percent in November to about 75 percent in January, but began climbing again in March.
Since August, the share of respondents interested in migrating to Russia continued a slow increase, while the share preferring to migrate to Kazakhstan declined significantly between September and January, according to the survey.
The average real value of remittances decreased from a high of about 1100 somoni in November to about 775 somoni in January as the season for migrant labor drew to a close.
The decline was reportedly largest in urban areas and for households in the top 60 percent of the consumption distribution. The value of remittances picked up slightly in January and February.
Rolled out by the World Bank Poverty team,
L2TJK
monitors the impact of emerging trends throughout the country at high frequency. The survey rapidly clarifies the severity of the economic downturn, the evolution of vulnerabilities, and household responses to risk and deprivation over time. The survey enables a focus on poorer and more vulnerable households, and generates evidence for targeted policy-making.
