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- From: 05/06/2013
- To: 07/06/2013
- Location: Praia, Cape Verde
Remittances represent a rising source of finance for the continent and hold immense potential as drivers of economic growth and development. A recent study, Leveraging Migration for Africa: Remittances, Skills, and Investments, conducted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with the World Bank shows that remittance flows into Africa reached US $40 billion in 2010 and have quadrupled since 1990. African remittances currently account for 2.6 per cent of GDP, a figure that in some countries equals or even exceeds both foreign direct investment and aid.
Categories: Cape Verde, Migration and Development Initiative, Human and Social Development, Economic & Financial Governance
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- Date: 21/02/2012 09:30 14:30
- Location: Paris, The Pierre-Mendès-France Conference Center Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry 139, rue de Bercy - Paris, 12th arrondissement
Remittances back home to North Africa and the franc zone from African migrants working abroad are worth tens of billions of euros every year. They are resilient to crisis and are a valuable spur to development in Africa. However, the costs of sending this money are far too high.
Categories: France, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Algeria, Migration and Development Initiative
- Date: 22/10/2009
- Location: Tunis, Tunisia
Selon un nouveau rapport du Fonds international pour le développement agricole (FIDA), l’agence des Nations Unies qui s’occupe de la pauvreté rurale, les travailleurs africains envoient plus de 40 milliards de dollars américains vers leur pays d’origine chaque année. Toutefois, les lois restrictives et les commissions élevées empêchent ces transferts de fonds de faire sortir les populations de la pauvreté.
Categories: France, Migration and Development Initiative
21/10/2009 - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, together with the French Minister for Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Co-operative Development, Mr. Eric Besson, and the Representative for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), will sign an agreement establishing the Trust Fund on Remittances from Migrants in Paris on 23 October.
Categories: France, Migration and Development Initiative
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- From: 05/06/2013
- To: 07/06/2013
- Location: Praia, Cape Verde
Remittances represent a rising source of finance for the continent and hold immense potential as drivers of economic growth and development. A recent study, Leveraging Migration for Africa: Remittances, Skills, and Investments, conducted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with the World Bank shows that remittance flows into Africa reached US $40 billion in 2010 and have quadrupled since 1990. African remittances currently account for 2.6 per cent of GDP, a figure that in some countries equals or even exceeds both foreign direct investment and aid.
Categories: Cape Verde, Migration and Development Initiative, Human and Social Development, Economic & Financial Governance
- Date: 21/02/2012 09:30 14:30
- Location: Paris, The Pierre-Mendès-France Conference Center Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry 139, rue de Bercy - Paris, 12th arrondissement
Remittances back home to North Africa and the franc zone from African migrants working abroad are worth tens of billions of euros every year. They are resilient to crisis and are a valuable spur to development in Africa. However, the costs of sending this money are far too high.
Categories: France, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Algeria, Migration and Development Initiative
- Date: 22/10/2009
- Location: Tunis, Tunisia
Selon un nouveau rapport du Fonds international pour le développement agricole (FIDA), l’agence des Nations Unies qui s’occupe de la pauvreté rurale, les travailleurs africains envoient plus de 40 milliards de dollars américains vers leur pays d’origine chaque année. Toutefois, les lois restrictives et les commissions élevées empêchent ces transferts de fonds de faire sortir les populations de la pauvreté.
Categories: France, Migration and Development Initiative
21/10/2009 - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, together with the French Minister for Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Co-operative Development, Mr. Eric Besson, and the Representative for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), will sign an agreement establishing the Trust Fund on Remittances from Migrants in Paris on 23 October.
Categories: France, Migration and Development Initiative
