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Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development – Africa 2020

Event Location: P. O. Box 67578
Nairobi, 00200 Kenya
Date: 05 Oct 2020 @ 09:00 am - 07 Oct 2020 @ 05:00 pm

The upcoming Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development - Africa 2020 will take place on 5-7 October at the

Nepal’s Remittances Still High

September 1, 2020 development, economy, labour, Migrants, remittances, savings

Despite dire predictions about a drastic drop in remittances that Nepal gets from its workers abroad due to the Covid-19

Remittances are being squeezed

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 development, Migrants, remittances

Remittance flows – the funds migrant workers send to their families back home – are projected to make their sharpest

Nepal’s remittance-dependent economy

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 development, economy, Migrants

Krishna, a 62-year-old farmer from an earthquake-ravaged village in Nepal, has only visited the Tribhuvan International Airport twice. The first

MTO: 4Years Of Digital Growth squeezed Into 2Months

May 29, 2020 development, Mobile money

Imagine that for the last twenty years you sent $200 cash home every two weeks using a local store with

As World Comes to Halt, So Do Migrants

May 6, 2020 cross-border, developing countries, development, Migrants, remittances

MEXICO CITY — A migrant shelter in southern Mexico called La 72 has for years been a popular way station

Migrant Farmworkers blocked at borders

April 23, 2020 development, labour, Migrants

PARIS — When Europe tightened its borders to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, France’s biggest farmers sounded an alarm:

GFRID 2018 Official Report

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Published on: March 5, 2019

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This report presents the highlights and key outcomes of the first country-led Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development, hosted

How migrants who send money home have become a global economic force

June 14, 2018November 1, 2018 developing countries, development, diaspora, Migrants, remittances

More people are on the move around the world than ever before. An estimated 258 million people are currently living

International Day of Family Remittances – Endorsements 2017

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Published on: May 23, 2018

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The International Day of Family Remittances is observed each 16 June and recognizes the key contribution of migrant workers to

International Financial Institutions
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The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. http://www.ifad.org

The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) CGAP develops innovative solutions through practical research and active engagement with financial service providers, policy makers, and funders to enable approaches at scale. Housed at the World Bank. http://www.globalmigrationgroup.org

The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge to support governments of member countries in their efforts to invest in schools and health centers, provide water and electricity, fight disease and protect the environment. http://www.worldbank.org/

The EU’s executive body and represents the interests of Europe as a whole (as opposed to the interests of individual countries). http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm

The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) supports economic growth and poverty reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean through the promotion of private investment and promoting private sector development. http://www.fomin.org

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation plans, directs, implements and assesses Spain’s foreign policy and development cooperation policy, following the Government’s guidelines and applying the principle of unity of external action. http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/en/Ministerio/Paginas/inicio.aspx

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) lends directly to Latin-American, Central America, South American and Caribbean countries for infrastructure and civil society projects. http://www.iadb.org/en/inter-american-development-bank,2837.html

The government consists of a president, with the title of Prime Minister and several members with the title of Minister. It may also include one or more members with the title of Minister or Secretary of State. https://www.gouvernement.lu/

The Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD) is envisaged to be a global hub of knowledge and policy expertise on migration and development issues. http://www.knomad.org

The Global Migration Group (GMG) is an inter-agency group bringing together heads of 16 agencies for more coherent, comprehensive and better coordinated approaches to the issue of international migration. On the GMG website links to all individual agencies can be found. http://www.globalmigrationgroup.org

The Global Forum on Migration & Development in line with the September 2006 report from the UN-GA High Level Dialogue on Migration and Development (HLD) and the GFMD Operating Modalities endorsed in Brussels in 2007, the GFMD is a voluntary, informal, non-binding and government-led process open to all States Members and Observers of the United Nations, – See more at: http://www.gfmd.org/process#sthash.UBcNZKgR.dpuf.

The Group of Twenty (G20) is the premier forum for its members’ international economic cooperation and decision-making. Its membership comprises 19 countries plus the European Union. Each G20 president invites several guest countries each year. https://www.g20.org/about_G20