Events

• International Conference on Remittances. The Conference represents the output of an intense activity that the World Bank and the G8 have undertaken during the last year in the framework of the G8 Global Remittances Working Group (GRWG). It will be the occasion for representatives of International Organizations, Governments and donors, scholars, representatives of major banks, money transfer operators, payments cards issuers, mobile networks operators and civil society members, to discuss issues in the area of remittances and the results of the activity of the G8 Global Remittances Working Group. Organized by the WB and MAE. Rome, Italy, November 9, 2009.
• Money Transfer & Migrant Remittances - In the New Financial Landscape - Where Do the Opportunities Lie? Organized by ICBI. TBC, Barcelona, Spain. June 2010.

Past Events

• Global Forum on Remittances 2009. As global attention shifts towards Africa, this year’s Forum addressed the key issues facing the regional remittance markets. Organized by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Tunis, Tunisia. October 22-23, 2009.
• Worker's Remittances. Creating New Markets Opportunities. ICBI's second annual conference on Workers' Remittances brought together 40+ leading experts in the field of remittances to address a variety of “hot topics”. Rome, Italy. July 2-3, 2009.
• Money Transfer Moscow 2009. This one-day conference was the first ever held on remittances in Eastern Europe and the CIS. Delegates from money transfer companies, banks and regulators took part in a one day program that will address the key issues in the remittance world. Organized by IAMTN. Moscow, Russia. June 30, 2009.
• Policy Dialogue: Harnessing the Development Potentials of Remittances among Overseas Filipinos and Their Families. IOM, through the European Commission-funded Regional Project "Improving Knowledge of Remittance Corridors and Enhancing Development through Inter-Regional Dialogue and Pilot-Projects in Southeast Asia and Europe", convened a two-day policy dialogue. It drew together some 60 participants from among Filipino diaspora groups and migrant communities, government representatives from the Philippines and Italy, civil society organizations, industry groups and development organizations. Rome, Italy. May 19-20, 2009.
• Forum: Enhancing the Development Directions in the Utilization of Remittances. 

  Organized by IOM, through the European Commission-funded project “Improving Knowledge of Remittance Corridors and Enhancing Development through Inter-Regional Dialogue and Pilot Projects in South-East Asia and Europe”. Manila, Philippines. April 30, 2009.

• Redefining the Landscape of Payment Systems. The World Bank is intensifying its commitment to promote and disseminate the policy and research debate on these and other topics within the scope of financial infrastructure. For this purpose, the World Bank Group organized the third global conference for payment system specialists. Cape Town, South Africa. April 7-10, 2009.
• International Research Conference on Remittances. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) invited policymakers, academics and researchers to participate in the International Research Conference on Remittances. The conference was intended to provide a venue for discussing the macroeconomic consequences and policy implications of remittance flows in the Philippines and the rest of Asia. Manila, Philippines. March 30-31, 2009.
• Money Transfers London 2008. Participants discussed the business development, investment opportunities and service standards in money transfers. The leaders of the industry shared their views on how the remittances are evolving. Regulators and governmental agencies from around the world revealed the recent and forthcoming changes in the money transfers and financial services regulatory environment. Organized by International Association of Money Transfer Networks. London, UK. November 17-18, 2008.
• Mobile Money Transfer (MMT). The MMT conference drew on the experiences of the people who have “got their hands dirty” launching and marketing MMT programs to millions of costumers. Sponsored by SEMOPS-UAE. Dubai, U.A.E. November 10-11, 2008.
• Remittances Public/Private Partnership Meeting. The first meeting of the Remittances Public Private Partnership took place in the context of the Global Payments Week 2008 organized by the World Bank. Working sessions were held on legal and regulatory issues, industry codes of conduct, and information disclosure mechanisms. Vienna, Austria. September 12, 2008.
• Worker's Remittances. Creating New Markets Opportunities. Over 100 attendees gathered in Berlin for ICBI's first annual conference on Workers' Remittances. All the key players in the industry were represented including money transfer operators, banks, national and government organizations, academics, research organizations, and lawyers and regulators. The issues covered ranged from the scale and potential business opportunity of workers’ remittances to new Delivery channels for remittance: Where Do the Opportunities Lie? Organized by ICBI. Rome, Italy. June 2008.
• Channeling Remittances through Credit and Savings Cooperatives in Latin America. Organized by CEMLA and DGRV. Quito, Ecuador. May 14-15, 2008.
• Remittances – Creating Value. This intensive 2-day course provided an insight of the payment system aspects of remittances, and was designed to assist financial institutions that want to improve their understanding of this important market as well as develop the many business opportunities that present themselves. Organized by Citadel Advantage. Johannesburg, South Africa. February 25–26, 2008.
• Remittances, the Macroeconomy, and Public Policy. The conference was intended to provide a forum for discussing innovative research on remittances and to facilitate the exchange of views among researchers and policymakers. Organized by The Americas Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. February 21–22, 2008.
• G8 Meeting on Remittances. The high-level meeting had two objectives: First, the aim was to assess the progress of measures to facilitate remittances agreed at the Sea Island Summit in 2004. Second, the conference was intended to initiate a dialogue on new channels for transferring funds, instruments to promote remittances and other potential measures. Held by the Federal Ministry of Finance of Germany. November 28-30, 2007.
• International Forum on Remittances 2007. The forum explored the links between remittances and banking, technology and microfinance, and discussed ways to integrate development agencies’ agendas on remittances. The two-day event included a series of roundtable discussions and working groups devoted to an in-depth exchange of ideas and business models for urban and rural remittances worldwide. Organized by The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Washington DC. October 18-19, 2007.
• Global Forum on Migration and Development. This Forum served as an informal intergovernmental consultative body to distill possible options for international co-operation on migration. The Forum looked into ways, among others, to facilitate remittances, engage diasporas, and integrate migration into poverty reduction strategies. The World Bank took part in the first meeting of the forum, which Belgium volunteered to host. Brussels, Belgium. July 9-11, 2007.
• Remittances and Housing - New Opportunities in Latin America. The conference focused on the opportunities and challenges on the new remittance housing market, and discussed the role of the public and the private sector in developing it. Organized by the Inter-American Development Bank. El Salvador. March 22, 2007.
• Pan African Remittances Conference: Enhancing the Investment and Development Capacity of Remittances to Africa. This conference developed products and strategies and exchanged ideas between financial service providers, central banks, microfinance institutions, policy makers and sector specific companies on the methods of transferring money to and within Africa. Organized by Africa Recruit. London, UK. February 8, 2007.
• Investing Migrant Resources: Results of Effective Alternatives. The purpose of the seminar was to promote a discussion on innovative strategies and the public policies needed to stimulate the delivery and profitable use of remittances. Organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (BID), through its Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF). Mexico City, Mexico. February 2007.