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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

Migrant workers need help

July 28, 2020 diaspora, economy, labour, Migrants, remittances, unemployment

LONDON — For more than a decade, Flavius Tudor has shared the money he has made in England with his

Remittances from Kenyans Reach All-Time High

July 28, 2020 diaspora, Kenya, labour, Migrants

Kenyans living and working in North America defied the Covid-19 pandemic to send home a whopping $145.95 million (Sh15.7 billion)

Diaspora Remittances & Post C-19 Recovery

June 12, 2020 diaspora, economy

According to the World Bank, remittance flows to Sub Saharan African countries will drop by 23.1% from $48 billion in

C-19 could fuel demand for diaspora bonds

May 20, 2020June 12, 2020 diaspora, Migrants, remittances

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic and its devastating economic impact on developing countries could fuel fresh interest in so-called

Kenya’s March diaspora remittances defy C-19

April 30, 2020 diaspora

Kenya continued to record more remittances from its citizens working or living in the United States of America, United Kingdom

Message delivered by the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on the occasion of the International Day of Family Remittances, on 16 June 2019. #familyremit...

The International Day of Family Remittances – 2019

In observance of the International Day of Family Remittances, celebrated globally every 16 June, aimed at recognizing the crucial contribution of migrants to the wellbeing of their families b...

The African Postal Financial Services Initiative: A success story on remittances at the post office in Africa

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Published on: March 5, 2019

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The African Postal Financial Services Initiative (APFSI) was led by IFAD’s Financing Facility for Remittances in partnership with the World

GFRID 2018 Official Report

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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

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