Migrants

Even When They Lost Their Jobs, Immigrants Sent Money Home

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 Central America, Migrants, remittances, unemployment

Predictions were that immigrants would stop sending money home when the coronavirus took their jobs. But that did not take

Remittances and the Economic Crisis in Africa

October 14, 2020 Africa, economy, Kenya, labour, Migrants, remittances

Remittance inflows to sub-Saharan Africa in 2019 stood at US$46 billion and were projected to increase to US$65 billion in

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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

Guatemala, more than US$1 Billion in One Month

September 2, 2020 Central America, Guatemala, Migrants, remittances

Remittances to Guatemala approached US$1 billion per month three times in 2019, but even during periods of economic growth and

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

Remittance defies projections of a massive drop

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Central Asia, Migrants, remittances, unemployment

Remittance inflows dropped by a marginal 0.5 percent in the last fiscal year that ended mid-July, despite popular labour markets

‘My world stopped spinning’

July 28, 2020 labour, Migrants, Philippines, remittances, Southern Asia

He had a visa and just the job – six months of work at sea and thousands in pay to

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)

Remittance hits record high in July

July 28, 2020 Asia and Oceania, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Bank, labour, Migrants, remittances, Southern Asia

The monthly inflow of remittance hit an all-time high in July ahead of Eid-ul-Adha, with the figure reaching almost $2

International Financial Institutions
Migration 4 Development

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