martes, 29 de septiembre de 2009

Global Forum on Remittances 2009 (Foro Mundial sobre Remesas)

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with the Inter-American Dialogue (IAD) organize the Global Forum on Remittances 2009, to be held in Tunis on 22 and 23 of October 2009. With global attention in the field of remittances shifting towards Africa, the Global Forum on Remittances 2009 will focus on the African remittance market and the role of regulatory frameworks and the private sector in maximizing the micro, local and national impacts of remittances. The conference will be a follow-up to the forums held in 2005 and 2007, each of which was attended by more than 500 individuals.
The central objectives of the Forum are to share experiences and raise awareness among diverse stakeholders in the remittance market and to highlight the potential benefits that remittances can bring to the social and economic development of the African continent. Partners such as AfDB, IDB, the World Bank and the International Network of Alternative Financial Institutions (INAFI) and private sector stakeholders will contribute their unique insights to the achievement of this objective.
The Forum will bring both private- and public-sector stakeholders into the discussion and will seek to foster an enabling environment for remittances. Focused on African remittance markets and international best practices, the 2009 Forum will address regulatory, economic and social remittance-related issues in Africa. The two-day event will include a series of round-table discussions and working groups devoted to an in-depth exchange of ideas and of business models for urban and rural remittances worldwide.
Central to the forum will be the official release of a groundbreaking regional study entitled “Sending Money Home to Africa”. This study summarizes regulatory issues relating to foreign currency transfers, competition in the marketplace and areas in which remittances intersect with financial intermediation.

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