01618cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008862 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451840728 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Samoa : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (49 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 This Selected Issues paper on Samoa reports that remittances are the main source of foreign exchange to the Samoan economy. In addition to remittances, travel credits also play an important role in the economy. Official transfers are also significant, and should remain an important source of balance-of-payments support over the medium term. Remittances are relatively more stable when measured in the remitting country's currency compared with talas. Remittance receipts account for a similar share of income across different household income groups, except for the richest one. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2005/221 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2005/221/002.2005.issue-221-en.xml IMF e-Library