National Remittances Credit Registry (NRCR)

Date Shared:

Friday, December 27, 2013 - 10:15

Countries and areas:

Ghana

2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities - 10.c on remittances costs reduction

Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 20: Promote faster, safer and cheaper transfer of remittances and foster financial inclusion of migrants

Contributors:

Member States

Chairmanship:

Sweden 2013-2014

Geographical Relevance:

National

Tags:

Capacity Building, Data and Research

Summary:

The National Remittances Credit Registry (NRCR) is a project housed by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning in Ghana with the following objectives:

1) To assist the Government of Ghana to diversify the country's investments for remitting Diaspora; thus, enhancing the service delivery and development outcomes;

2) To design and operate a centralized database compiling national remittances flow, and;

3) To capture the regularity of flows, using this information to generate financial benefits and investment opportunities to remitters, recipients and the country as a whole.

Link:

For more information: http://www.ghanaiandiaspora.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/joseph_acheampong.pdf

GFMD Source:

GFMD 2013-2014 - Thematic Meeting 1 "Operationalizing Mainstreaming of Migration in Development Policy and Integrating Migration in the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda ".