About migration

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• About migration
• Current situation
• From where?
• Where to?
• Why?
• Development
• Outlook

Overview on Migration current and estimated
volume of migration
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• Current situation
• From where?
• Where to?
• Why?
• Development
• Outlook

What is Migration?
About migration

• the oldest against poverty , after economist
  J.K. Galbraith
• Long-lasting changes in of the social and
  geographic environment of individuals or groups
• Refugees versus high skilled migration
• Historical dimension of migration
• Migration country policy
• Web link Focus Migration

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• About migration
• From where?
• Where to?
• Why?
• Development
• Outlook

Current Situation of Migration

• Nearly 200 millions immigrants (3 of world
  population)
• 60 live in industrialized countries
• 300 billion remittances
• Web link www.bmz.de www.gtz.de

Current situation
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• About migration
• From where?
• Where to?
• Why?
• Development
• Outlook

Current Situation in Germany
Current situation

• 7,3 million foreigners are living in Germany
  (8,9)
• The majority comes from Turkey (1,9 mil.),
  followed by Italy (609.000) and ex-Yugoslavia
  (591.000)
• Important role of Germany during the 1990s
• 0,5-1 million illegal immigrants
• Statistical uncertainty

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• About migration
• Current situation
• From where?
• Where to?
• Why?
• Development
• Outlook

Source Country

• Top-five migrant sending countries
• Mexico
• Bangladesh
• Afghanistan
• Philippines
• Kazakhstan

From where?
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• About migration
• Current situation
• From where?
• Why?
• Development
• Outlook

Destination Country

• Top-five migrant receiving countries
• USA
• Russia
• Germany
• Ukraine
• France

Where to?
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• About migration
• Current situation
• From where?
• Why?
• Development
• Outlook

International Cities
Where to?
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• About migration
• Current situation
• From where?
• Where to?
• Development
• Outlook

Reasons for Migration

• Voluntary versus forced
• Economical versus non-economical
• Push factors, such as demographical or political,
  social or cultural, and environmental reasons
• Pull factors, such as economical opportunities

Why?
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• About migration
• Current situation
• From where?
• Where to?
• Why?
• Development
• Outlook

Development
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• About migration
• Current situation
• From where?
• Where to?
• Why
• Development

What would you recommend, M. Bourguignon?
With the number of migrants worldwide now
reaching almost 200 million, their productivity
and earnings are a powerful force for poverty
reduction. Remittances, in particular, are an
important way out of extreme poverty for a large
number of people. The challenge facing
policymakers is to fully achieve the potential
economic benefits of migration, while managing
the associated social and political
implications." 
Outlook
          Francois Bourguignon, Senior Vice
President                         and
Chief Economist, The World Bank
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Questions?