01584cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004655 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451801651 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Armenia : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (42 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Although Armenia itself has a population of only about 3 million, an estimated 8 million Armenians live abroad. In this paper, the size and the sources of remittances to Armenia are first discussed. Then, the appropriate definition of remittances and subsequently present estimates of the macroeconomic effects of remittances to Armenia are outlined. Remittances play a significant role in the Armenian economy. They amount to between USD 250 million and USD 1 billion per year, and constitute from 25 percent to 80 percent of remittance receivers' incomes. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/434 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2006/434/002.2006.issue-434-en.xml IMF e-Library