Additionally, members of the diaspora bring much needed experience from a wide range of areas.
Jews, both in Israel and the Diaspora, are steeped in the details of history.
The 25 million nonresident Indians are crucial to capitalism in the diaspora as well.
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As parts of the economy grow, Somalis increasingly look to the diaspora for loans.
Hardliners in Armenia and the diaspora were furious, accusing Mr Obama of reneging on his promise.
Some British-based Bangladeshis are dismayed by the influence the Islamists enjoy in the diaspora.
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An online international marriage portal is being launched in Kerala, enabling youngsters worldwide to marry within the diaspora.
Dedicating seats in government to representatives from the diaspora is a growing phenomenon.
If we add all that in, the diaspora remittances would be bigger by a factor of three or four times.
Mr Shabani has closed his recording studio, and plans instead to sell Congolese music to the diaspora over the internet.
Some Western diplomats ascribe this to the pressure hawks in the diaspora have applied to the Armenian president, Serzh Sargsyan.
At least 25 communities will take part, from North America, Australasia, Europe and Africa - all places with ties to the Diaspora.
India's government is keen for the diaspora to help fight its battles.
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To this group may be added Ghanaians in the diaspora, who have a passionate interest in the affairs of their home country.
This imperative is equally pertinent to the Africans lost in the Diaspora.
Big global players say they can leverage their access to onshore Indian markets to attract the business of the wealthiest in the diaspora.
This will allow visits by those with family in south Serbia and also help those in the diaspora who now need Croatian visas.
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Colonel Harmit Singh Sethi, director of the new Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre in Delhi, is keen to help the diaspora invest back home.
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These shifts are already evident by looking at recent trends in inbound investment to China, much of it from the diaspora and tax havens.
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The forum failed to talk about the youth of Africa, the Diaspora, technology hubs, and the growth of micro-economic dynamism we are seeing today.
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The effect of the diaspora on the entrepreneurial class in Haiti could have a greater financial impact on the country than remittances or foreign aid.
Mr Hawatmeh also said that any final deal must be subject to a referendum of all Palestinians, in the occupied territories and in the diaspora.
Its president, Muhammad Farole, has support from the diaspora in Australia.
African Women Takin' Care of Business will invite women from Africa and the diaspora working in film and television to meet European-based producers and industry professionals.
Now, to complicate the relationship even further, as I learned during my trip, some Mexican leaders and parts of the intelligentsia want to reconnect with the Diaspora.
Mr Vellu, a fixture at the conference, is one of the first recipients of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman award in 2003, which honours notable members of the diaspora.
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The diaspora seemed anxious not to disappoint their mother country.
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Prominent Irish Americans got together to try to understand the day-to-day difficulties faced by isolated, elderly members of the diaspora, and to find out how their lives could be improved.
Following on the Diaspora recommendations of the White House Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, this meeting was a solid step towards better engaging the smaller, grassroots NGO community.
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The diaspora here is growing and increasingly confident and concerns about racism, that surfaced during an ugly spate of attacks on Indian students in Melbourne and Sydney in 2009-10, have subsided.
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