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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.
As members of the Remittances Donor Working Group (R-DWG), DMA and IOM have been asked to develop this study proposal, which aims to assess the potential for donors to support productive diaspora...
By Moin Siddiqi, Economist
Papua New Guinea (PNG), the Pacific’s largest and most populous island state and home to a huge diversity of peoples, languages and cultures, and a unique biodiversity,...