This study was carried out within the framework of the UNDP Mainstreaming Migration into Development (MOMID) Project in Moldova, for supporting the efforts of the Republic of Moldova Government to have a more consistent mainstreaming of emigration in the national development policies. The main aims of the study are the following:

1) updating the data on emigration and emigrants‟ incomes

2) exploring the feasible options for maximizing the impact of emigrants‟ incomes on country‟s development

3) providing recommendations for concrete tools which might be used.