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The International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR), 16 June
by Charlie Bush
What is the International Day of Family Remittances?
The 16th June has been designated as the official International Day of Family Remittances. It was unanimously proclaimed by all 176 IFAD Member States in February 2015, and has been recognised by governments, regulators, financial institutions and development bodies annually ever since.
By Tom Stevens
Since their genesis, large remittance companies like Western Union (WU) and MoneyGram have often had to repurpose their vast agent networks when new technologies have...
By Moin Siddiqi, Economist
GUINEA, blessed with unused fertile land, water, minerals of all kinds and a favourable climate, is a country in ‘full transition’ where much needs to be built. With the...
By Moin Siddiqi, Economist
The outbreak of Ebola has complicated the economic dynamics in Sierra Leone, which stood on the verge of an unprecedented era of boom, driven largely by revenues from...
