Migration and remittances are a central part of life in Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2021, despite the continuing glob…
The IFAD-Cenfri project ‘Remittance Access Initiative’, is working to enhance remittance access opportunities for low-income,…
As the world commemorates the 2022 International Day of family Remittances with the theme “Recovery and resilience through di…
Every year, 16 June marks the International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR), a universally recognized observance adopted by…
Ghana recorded a US$ 4.5 billion in remittances, in 2021, the second-highest in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the World Ba…
Remittances to sub-Saharan Africa grew 14 per cent to US$49 billion in 2021, the strongest gain since 2018, even as the conti…
Remittances received by Nicaraguans from different parts of the world showed year-on-year growth of 29.1 per cent in the firs…
Recent data shows that remittances continue to play a critical role in Ghana. According to Ghana’s 2020 Remittance Market Dia…
Enhancing the contribution of migrants in the post-COVID-19 era Tuesday, 17 May 2022 Organizers: IFAD, UN DESA, World Bank Wa…
The largest remittances from Portuguese communities are from countries where there have been more emigrants for a longer time…
The South African government has recently made two moves that stand to imperil future remittances to its neighbouring countri…
A report by WorldRemit, a global payments company, has revealed that remittances by immigrants in countries like the United K…
Watch Gilbert Houngbo, IFAD President’s message for the upcoming International Migration Review Forum (IMRF), urging to step…
Under the guidance of Dr. Jacqueline Mazza, Professor of Labor Market Policies in Developing Countries, a group of students o…
CSW66 Parallel event: The importance of family remittances in alleviating poverty and achieving the SDGs Date: 17 March 2022…
Remittance flows from Russia are expected to be disrupted due to sanctions and the exclusion of Russian payment systems from…
Watch this new podcast by Pedro De Vasconcelos ‘Migrant Workers’ Remittances Fund Development- Make It Easier for Them’, talk…
Joint IFAD- World Bank Webinar WHAT’S COOKING? Innovations in Rural Digital Financial Services and Remittances in Africa 24…
Global finance app Revolut has announced that U.S. customers can transfer money to Mexican bank accounts. The service will be…
Fabrice Gatwabuyege, Vera Neugebauer, Masiiwa Rusare (Cenfri) and Julia Marin-Morales (IFAD) Unlocking t…
Joint IFAD- EC eGFRID: “Remittances and investment: How migrants finance sustainable development” 26 January 2022 14.00h – 15…
This report was produced by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Bank for the G20 Global…
Kenyans living abroad are spending an average of Sh2.4 billion per month in costs when sending money home to their relatives,…
Ghanaians across the country are rushing to Mobile Money Vendors to cash out their deposits before the 1.7% Electronic Transa…
The remittances market has grown as more technology is being introduced to make cross-border transfers as seamless and cheap…
Experts have pointed out that Sri Lanka’s Central Bank decision to award an extra Rs. 10/- per 1 US$ worker remittance would…
Sri Lankan authorities will start to crack down on informal remittance inflows as the country seeks to bolster its reserves t…
On 16 and 17 June 2021, practitioners from the public and private sectors gathered virtually for the seventh Global Forum on…
‘The impact of remittances for recovery and resilience through digital and financial inclusion’ 4 November 2021, 1:00-2:00 (U…
Across Africa, over 400-million financially excluded adults are missing out on opportunities to secure and grow their savings…
Disruptions in Afghanistan’s money-moving apparatus constrain key source of income for ordinary Afghans. Mustafa Barakzai thi…
An estimated 13 million Bangladeshis are living abroad, temporarily and permanently, in as many as 162 countries. With the nu…
The national ID initiative will help simplify the remittance process for recipients, an analyst for the Economist Intelligenc…
This report examines different forms of diaspora finance around the world. Diaspora finance involves remittances, understood…
Over the past 18 months, the global remittance industry has evolved favorably despite being affected by lower employment in t…
I had an interview this past week with UnionBank’s Chief Economist, Carlo Asuncion, and the main headline then was that remit…
The domestic payments system in India has grown by leaps and bounds in the last decade, thanks to innovations in real-time pa…
Remittances play a significant role in the global economy, as it provides a lifeline for several economies across much of the…
According to the financial regulator, Banco de Portugal (BdP), the Portuguese working in Angola sent 21.16 million €, which r…
Despite food insecurity being a key policy priority for aid organizations and governments around the world, the effects of re…
Somali migrants from around the world remit US$1.3-2 billion annually. This exceeds the total sum for humanitarian aid to Som…
Fiji recorded $332million in personal remittances for the first five months of this year. The Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) anno…
Remittance is the non-commercial transfer of money made by a worker working abroad to his country of origin. According to the…
For many Jamaicans, remittances from abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to an essential part of their survi…
This year, the International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) was observed on 16 June in conjunction with the Global Forum on…
Remittance Access and Innovation (RAI) programme The two-year, regional RAI programme is a partnership between IFAD’s Financi…
A commitment to family remittances and the COVID-19 pandemic Experiences of US migrants By: Manuel Orozco and Kathryn Klaas…
Leveraging the impact of remittances to spur inclusive development in Kenya Recent data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK)…
Virtual Global Forum on Remittances Investment and Development “Remittances in times of crisis: Response, Recovery and Resili…
On this special day, we would like to echo the UN Secretary General’s words: “let us seize the opportunity of the recovery fr…
Session I – Enhancing financial inclusion and resilience of remittance families Discussants: Marina Manke, Head, Labour Mobi…
REGISTRATION LINK AGENDA Remittances as a lifeline: one billion people and counting Meike Van Ginneken, Associate Vice-Presid…
This case study examines a pilot initiative carried out by the IFAD-supported Rural Youth Vocational Training, Employment and…