Agriculture – a promising market for the diaspora
Over the last decade, remittance flows from diaspora communities to their countries of origin have been steadily increasing. With government
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Africa
#Africa Fintech can cut remittance costs to a fraction
One of the most attractive uses for fintech is in enabling overseas remittances. A total of 19 African countries rely
Read moreMobile money is only just starting to transform some of Africa’s markets
Edward Joseph Karemera, 39, a resident of Buikwe district in central Uganda, has been running a fish trading business between
Read moreRemittances from Moroccans based overseas hit $6.8 billion in 2016
The Head of the Moroccan government has revealed that remittances from the country’s citizens living overseas reached $6.8 billion last
Read moreDiaspora remittances hit a new monthly record
Kenyans abroad made record monthly remittances in May consolidating the inflows’ position as the highest foreign exchange source ahead of
Read moreSecond African Conference on Remittances and Postal Networks
Event Location:
Abidjan,
Cote D'Ivoire
Date: 15 Nov 2016 @ 09:00 am - 16 Nov 2016 @ 01:00 pm
Date: 15 Nov 2016 @ 09:00 am - 16 Nov 2016 @ 01:00 pm
The Second African Conference on Remittances and Postal Networks is being organized in the framework of the African Postal Financial
Financial Inclusion Key In Improving Postal Services
Africa’s postal services regulator, UPU, has stressed on the need for member states to employ financial inclusion ensure that the
Read moreRia adds more Post partnerships to reach underbanked
62 percent of the world’s adult population have an account with a bank, financial institution, or mobile money provider. But
Read more«D’ici à 2030, les frais sur les transferts d’argent ne dépasseront plus les 3%»
Chaque année, l’Afrique perdrait près de 1,6 milliard d’euros. De quoi financer l’éducation dans 14 millions d’écoles primaires, améliorer le
Read moreMobiles speed up financial inclusion in Africa
A study of five countries in Sub-Saharan Africa reveals 63 per cent of respondents are unbanked, and 52 per cent use mobile money through agents.Twenty per cent of the population use mobile money services on a mobile phone, and half of these people are unbanked.
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