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Postal traffic to U.S. plunged as tariffs hit cheap goods, U.N. agency says
08 Sep 2025 01:30 GMT
… country duty-free, the United Nations postal organization says.
According … duty collection and remittance on transportation carriers or U.S. Customs … “major operational disruptions,” the U.N. agency said - and 88 … goal of reducing the U.S. trade deficit with …
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The looming threat to Africa’s remittance lifeline
02 Sep 2025 12:03 GMT
… economies heavily reliant on remittances.
It would represent a … set of poor people, un- dermining all the sustainable … focus on reducing dependence on remittances, enhancing domestic financial systems, … expansions of the tax. n
It is predicted that …
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Deregulate the Remittance Industry
21 Aug 2025 04:32 GMT
… expensive, and complicated.
Remittance regulations force money service … IMF article:
[a]n example where competition has … in the U.S.–Mexico corridor, where remittance fees have … illicit transactions to bypass remittance regulatory frameworks.
In summary …
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Postal traffic to US sank 80% after Trump administration ended long-time exemption
06 Sep 2025 18:16 GMT
The U.N. postal agency says postal traffic … calculate and collect duties. The U.S. on Aug. 29 eliminated … for low-cost imports, the United Nations postal agency said Saturday.
The … duty collection and remittance on transportation carriers or U.S. Customs and …
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How will planned US tax on remittances hit poor countries?
23 Jul 2025 12:44 GMT
… millions of dollars off annual remittances received.
The levy was … two months, according to the United Nations.
Their reach is wider … U.S. Center for Global Development (CGD) research group said remittances … before the new cuts, the U.N. says.
(Reporting by Lin …
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How U.S. Tax Debt Impacts Caribbean Immigrants—and What Help Is Available
21 Jul 2025 21:38 GMT
… Coming
Caribbean immigrants in the U.S. often work multiple … the fear of interacting with U.S. authorities—including the … consequences ripple outward. Essential remittances to family members in Antigua … vіѕіtеd nеwѕ ѕіtе іn Antigua!
We offer fully customizable …
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Trump Hires U.N. Migration Agency to Help Migrants Self-Deport
09 May 2025 23:18 GMT
… is hiring a decades-old U.N. migration agency to help … Migration (IOM), a UN-sponsored agency founded n 1951 to help … for fear the independent, UN-affiliated organization will somehow give … illegally in the U.S. That money, termed “remittances,” can often …
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Circle filed to become a U.S. national trust bank
30 Jun 2025 22:37 GMT
Circle wants a national trust bank. That’s the play. After its stock exploded post-IPO, the company filed a formal request on Monday with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to launch what it’s calling First National Digital Currency Bank, …
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Primus v. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
12 Jun 2025 11:07 GMT
… action against JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“Chase” or “Defendant”), asserting … . 2d 556, 565 (E.D.N.Y. 1999). Instead, “the Court … ; Granucci v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. 09-CV-4417 … in electronic fund and remittance transfer systems.” 15 U.S.C. §1693 …
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U.S. House Republicans pass bill slashing Medicaid
02 Jun 2025 01:32 GMT
WASHINGTON—The U.S. House approved the “big, … Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., argued against the legislation … -abiding immigrant families to provide remittances to their loved ones, who …