migrants in South Asia

Migration can boost recovery, growth and resilience across South Asia

Migration worldwide happens for two main reasons, both central to economic development. First, people migrate to seek better jobs and move to where they are more productive. Second, people migrate to cope with local economic shocks, such as weather-related disasters that continue to strike South Asia at a resounding pace.

March 2, 2023
March 2, 2023

Migration can boost recovery, growth and resilience across South Asia

Migration worldwide happens for two main reasons, both central to economic development. First, people migrate to seek better jobs and move to where they are more productive. Second, people migrate to cope with local economic shocks, such as weather-related disasters that continue to strike South Asia at a resounding pace.