International Forum on Remittances 2007

Start:October 18, 2007 - 00:00
Web address: www.ifad.org/remittances - www.iadb.org/mif

International Forum on Remittances 2007Washington DC, 18-19 October 2007

Remittances represent one of the human faces of globalization, with millions migrating each year in search of a better life and the ability to provide for their loved ones back home. These flows of human and financial capital have profound implications for the economies and societies of the sending and the receiving countries. In fact, one person out of every ten in the world is personally affected by the approximately US$350 billion in remittances that are sent every year by migrants to families back home.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) are pleased to host the 2007 International Forum on Remittances at the IDB Conference Center in Washington DC, on 18-19 October 2007.

The Forum will bring together key players to raise awareness of the challenges and opportunities of remittances and to shed light on the rural dimension of these flows, estimated at 40 per cent of total flows. The main sessions will focus on financial inclusion, migrant investments with a gender dimension, technology and innovation, and remittances and development.