‘Platform for Remittances, Investments and Migrants’ Entrepreneurship’ (PRIME) Central Asia programme
The new ‘Platform for Remittances, Investments and Migrants’ Entrepreneurship’ (PRIME) Central Asia programme aims to maximize the developmental impact of remittances by increasing access to remittances through digital methods, promoting digital and financial inclusion, and enhancing migrant returnees’ access to income-generating activities, particularly in rural areas. By helping maximize the impact of remittances for especially rural […]
Kick off meeting: PRIME Central Asia, 12-13 March, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
12-13 March Serena Hotel, Dushanbe The new ‘Platform for Remittances, Investments and Migrants’ Entrepreneurship’ (PRIME) Central Asia programme aims to maximize the developmental impact of remittances by increasing access to remittances through digital methods, promoting digital and financial inclusion, and enhancing migrant returnees’ access to income-generating activities, particularly in rural areas. The kick off meeting discussed: […]
Kick off meeting: PRIME Central Asia, 6-7 March, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
6-7 March Hyatt Hotel, Bishkek The ‘Platform for Remittances, Investments and Migrants’ Entrepreneurship’ (PRIME) Central Asia programme aims to maximize the developmental impact of remittances by increasing access to remittances through digital methods, promoting digital and financial inclusion, and enhancing migrant returnees’ access to income-generating activities, particularly in rural areas. The kick off meeting discussed […]
Quatrième réunion du Réseau National sur les Envois de Fonds
Rejoignez-nous pour le troisième événement RNEF sur l’influence des envois de fonds familiaux au Maroc, organisé par le FFR et la Bank Al Maghrib. Se déroulant à l’Hôtel The View à Rabat le 20 février 2024, cette réunion vise à explorer les défis et opportunités liés aux envois de fonds familiaux pour le développement du […]
Ninth NRSN The Gambia
Join us at the NRSN meeting on February 16th, 2024, from 10:30 to 12:30 GMT at Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Convention Centre in Banjul. The agenda includes risk assessments, PRIME priorities, and a discussion on the Gambia Remittance Market 2024 Roadmap. The event concludes with a networking lunch for further collaboration. Registration and welcome […]
Improving access to remittances via better risk assessment
The Remittance Access Initiative (RAI) with IFAD’s Financing Facility for Remittances are helping #remittance services providers in #kenya to improve their risk assessment of potential customers and expand access to formal remittances.
Sending money home: Contributing to the SDGs, one family at a time
The findings in this report are based on a series of studies and surveys commissioned by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and on analyses of World Bank data undertaken by IFAD. This report provides data and analysis of remittances and migration trends for developing countries over the past decade, as well as the […]
Remittances from African diaspora grew in 2023, set to exceed US$100 billion in 2024
Global remittances from African diaspora to their home continent are set to exceed US$100 billion a year amid demographic trends in Europe such as an aging population and a low birth rate that are creating a need for continued migration. Remittances to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) grew an estimated 3.8 per cent last year, […]
State commits to streamline labour migration, support Kenyans
Labour and Skills Development PS Shadrack Mwadime has said the labour migration desk at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) will assist in enhancing the safety of Kenyans going to work in the diaspora. Speaking during an interview in his office, Mwadime said the migration desk will help in curbing irregular migration in order to […]
Migration, a catalyst for sustainable development in Africa’s host and home countries
The ECA Office for North Africa and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad initiated a workshop on the contribution of migration to development in Africa in Dakar (Senegal) on 17 January 2024. About fifty representatives from various ministries and government institutions involved in migration management in Senegal took part in the meeting. Over […]
