GFRID 2018 Asia-Pacific
From May 8 to 10, Bank Negara Malaysia (the Central Bank of Malaysia), in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Bank Group, hosted over 400 practitioners from the public and private sectors, and the civil society, for the first country-led regional GFRID 2018 – Asia-Pacific.
Programme and Documents
GFRID 2018 Outcomes
A set of specific priorities and actionable outcomes resulted from the GFRID 2018. These are directly linked to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.
GFRID 2018 Virtual Report
A. Private Sector Day
B. Technical Workshops and Stakeholder Events
C. Public Sector Day
RemitSCOPE
This web portal provides data on remittances, remittance market profiles and information on regulations for 50 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Ultimately, the objective of RemitSCOPE is to bring together the goals of remittance families and the strategies of the private sector to tap underserved markets, particularly in rural areas. Remittance data on other regions will be added progressively.
Remittance Marketplace
The GFRID 2018 Remittance Marketplace saw the participation of 25 private sector entities who showcased their latest products and innovations to all Forum participants. Exhibitors had the opportunity to present new products, business models, tools and technologies to a high-level audience of government officials, industry representatives, development workers and civil society leaders.
Organizers
The GFRID 2018 Asia-Pacific will build on recommendations made during the GFRID 2017 in New York, and will highlight the latest findings and linkages between remittances and development in Asia-Pacific, particularly in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the SDGs and the process towards the adoption of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.
Partners and Sponsors
The GFRID 2018 Asia-Pacific will build on recommendations made during the GFRID 2017 in New York, and will highlight the latest findings and linkages between remittances and development in Asia-Pacific, particularly in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the SDGs and the process towards the adoption of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.
Media
Following the two press releases:
- 1) Remittances to the Asia- Pacific region reach US$ 256 billion helping millions of families to build a better future”, issued in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Italian on 7 May; and
- 2) Remittances – an engine for development that still needs to move up a gear” issued in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Italian the day after, and
- Today, 1% of the world is a barely livable hot zone. By 2070, that portion could go up to 19%. https://t.co/Q4yDk8UHp6yesterday
- “There’s more of a need to send now. I have relatives who can’t work. I have relatives who are sick and need a doct… https://t.co/zrHEHP01Ndyesterday