Global Forum on Migration and Development
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Date Shared: 
Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 10:15
Title: 

Bilateral Cooperation with Remittance Receiving Countries

Countries and areas: 
Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria
Partner(s): 
National Government of United Kingdom
Thematic Area: 
Remittances
Tags: 
Policy Coherence, Remittances, Capacity Building, Diaspora Empowerment and Engagement, Legal Frameworks on Migration
Summary: 

The UK has bilateral co-operations with remittance receiving countries to support their financial sector development, which include the support of mobile banking technology in Kenya and elsewhere in Eastern Africa, and the development of a debit card infrastructure in South Africa.

GFMD Source: 

GFMD 2008 - Report of the Proceedings

GFMD 2007 - Roundtable 2.1 "Improving the formalization of transfers and reducing their cost."

Link: 

For more information:

  • http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/publication_summary6428_en.htm
  • Second EU survey on workers’ remittances from the EU to third countries: 
  • ...

Source (retrieved on 04/13/2026 - 15:03): https://www.gfmd.org/pfp/ppd/464