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The back-home budget: What remittances support first

March 11, 2026 6 min read
A young boy sits at a wooden desk, focused on writing in a notebook with a pencil. Several pens, a book, and notes about remittances are on the desk. The room has simple furnishings and daylight comes through a window behind him.

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Gabriela Solis

Gabriela Solis is Ria's Senior Content Writer. Located in Querétaro, México, she focuses on telling stories that show the myriad human faces of remittances.

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