Costly cash.

The author argues that government regulations are increasing the costs associated with sending money to the world's poor as of 2015, and it mentions capital flow statistics for 2000 to 2014, as well as remittances sent home by migrant workers from places such as India and the Philippines. The World Bank and remittance-related reform measures are examined, as well as anti-money-laundering regulations and the Financial Action Task Force inter-governmental entity.