# Money and work

Source page: https://calankii.com/en/economy/
Publisher: Calankii (https://calankii.com)

- [Somalia's economy at a glance](https://calankii.com/en/economy/economy-at-a-glance.md): Somalia's economy in numbers: GDP, growth, spending, trade, money from abroad, the budget and debt, with sources from the Central Bank and IMF.
- [How many people live in Somalia? Population, ages and growth](https://calankii.com/en/economy/population.md): Somalia's population from 1950 to 2050: how many people, how young, how fast it grows, how many live in towns, and why the numbers differ. With a data file.
- [Why is Somalia poor? The numbers and the forces](https://calankii.com/en/economy/why-is-somalia-poor.md): A calm, sourced answer to why Somalia is poor: income per person, poverty, the 1991 collapse, drought, exports, jobs, taxes, debt, and what is changing now.
- [How to find a job in Somalia: the real job boards](https://calankii.com/en/economy/jobs-in-somalia.md): Where jobs in Somalia are really advertised: the National Job Portal, ReliefWeb, Somali Jobs, UN careers, and how to spot a fake vacancy.
- [Money sent home: remittances to Somalia](https://calankii.com/en/economy/remittances-in-numbers.md): How much money Somalis abroad send home, how it travels (hawala, banks, mobile money), who receives it and what it costs, with Central Bank data.
- [How to send money to Somalia: ways, costs and rules](https://calankii.com/en/economy/how-to-send-money-to-somalia.md): A plain guide to sending money home to Somalia: the ways to send, what it costs, the US remittance tax, what the receiver needs, and how to check a provider.
- [Hawala and Somali money transfer companies](https://calankii.com/en/economy/hawala-and-money-transfer-companies.md): How Somali hawala money transfer companies work, how they grew after 1991, Dahabshiil and the other main firms, the bank account closures, and how they are regulated today.
- [Dahabshiil: the largest Somali money transfer company](https://calankii.com/en/economy/dahabshiil.md): Dahabshiil in facts: how it began, its size, its bank and telecom interests, its regulators, and the 2013 Barclays case.
- [How to start and register a business in Somalia](https://calankii.com/en/economy/starting-a-business.md): Step by step: how to register a business in Somalia online, what you need, how long it takes, banks and microfinance, and where to get help.
- [Mobile money in Somalia](https://calankii.com/en/economy/mobile-money.md): How mobile money works in Somalia: EVC Plus, Zaad, Sahal, eDahab, the Central Bank licences, the dollar, and the national instant payment system.
- [Banks in Somalia](https://calankii.com/en/economy/banks.md): Somalia's banks in numbers: who is licensed, how much they hold and lend, Islamic banking, microfinance, and how the system was rebuilt after 1991.
- [Investing in Somalia: what flows in, where, and the rules](https://calankii.com/en/economy/investing-in-somalia.md): Investment in Somalia in numbers: foreign direct investment, the sectors, the rules for investors, the new stock exchange, funds and the main risks.
- [The Somali shilling and the dollar](https://calankii.com/en/economy/somali-shilling-and-the-dollar.md): The story of the Somali shilling from 1960 to today: why the economy runs on dollars, the street exchange rate, the plan for new notes, and the Somaliland shilling.
- [Somalia's federal budget and taxes](https://calankii.com/en/economy/budget-and-taxes.md): How Somalia's federal government and member states raise and spend money: the 2026 budget, taxes, grants, salaries, and each state's own accounts.
- [Somalia's debt and debt relief](https://calankii.com/en/economy/debt-and-debt-relief.md): How Somalia cleared most of its foreign debt: the old debt, the HIPC debt relief process from 2020 to 2023, the Paris Club, and who Somalia owes today.
- [Somalia's trade: exports and imports](https://calankii.com/en/economy/trade-exports-and-imports.md): What Somalia exports and imports, in numbers: livestock, crops, fish, food and fuel imports, the trade gap, and trade blocs Somalia has joined.
- [Somalia's seaports: Mogadishu, Berbera, Bosaso and Kismayo](https://calankii.com/en/economy/ports.md): Somalia's main seaports: who runs Mogadishu, Berbera, Bosaso and Kismayo, the operator deals, the undersea cables that land there, and the 2026 dispute over UAE agreements.
- [Aid to Somalia: how much, from whom, and the 2025 to 2026 cuts](https://calankii.com/en/economy/aid-and-humanitarian-funding.md): How much aid Somalia receives, who gives it, how it reaches people by mobile money, and what the 2025 and 2026 funding cuts mean for families.
- [Baxnaano: Somalia's national cash safety net](https://calankii.com/en/economy/baxnaano-safety-net.md): How Baxnaano, Somalia's national safety net, works: who gets it, how much, how it is paid by mobile money, who funds it, and the 2025 youth jobs extension.
- [Jobs, work and poverty in Somalia](https://calankii.com/en/economy/jobs-and-poverty.md): Work and poverty in Somalia from the national household survey: poverty by area, who works and in what, youth unemployment, small family businesses and bank accounts.
- [Somalia's National Transformation Plan 2025 to 2029 and Vision 2060](https://calankii.com/en/economy/national-transformation-plan.md): What Somalia's National Transformation Plan 2025-2029 contains: its four pillars, its economic targets, how it was made, and how it fits Centennial Vision 2060.
- [Prices and the cost of living in Somalia](https://calankii.com/en/economy/prices-and-inflation.md): Inflation and the cost of living in Somalia: the official price index, which costs rose most, grain prices after the 2025 drought, and forecasts.
- [Somalia's economic history, 1920s to today](https://calankii.com/en/economy/economic-history.md): A sourced history of Somalia's economy: colonial plantations, the 1960s republic, scientific socialism, debt and IMF reforms, the 1991 collapse and the private-led rebuild.
- [Telecoms and internet in Somalia](https://calankii.com/en/economy/telecoms.md): Who runs Somalia's phone and internet networks, the regulator and its licences, undersea cables, Starlink, 5G, and how many people are online.
- [Hormuud Telecom: Somalia's largest phone and mobile money company](https://calankii.com/en/economy/hormuud-telecom.md): Hormuud Telecom in facts: founding, owners, EVC Plus and WAAFI, network coverage, cables, licences, jobs and its foundation.
- [The economy of Somaliland: budget, shilling, Zaad and Berbera](https://calankii.com/en/economy/somaliland-economy.md): Somaliland's economy in facts: GDP, the 2026 budget, the Somaliland shilling and exchange rules, Zaad and eDahab, banks, and Berbera port.
- [How Somalia's federal member states raise and spend money](https://calankii.com/en/economy/member-states-money.md): Revenue, grants and spending of Puntland, Jubaland, Galmudug, Hirshabelle and South West State in 2025, and federal transfers to the states.