Insights

To facilitate periodic reflections from our implementation and engagement experience, we present learning and observations to allow greater insights into the scope and impact of results. These insights are meant to promote cooperation among various stakeholders to improve efficiency in remittance markets, including strengthening the trust of migrants in digital solutions.

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Migrant Money Notes

Informal Remittance Flow Estimation

UNCDF’s objective in working in the area of informal remittances is to (i) better understand the evolving literature and propose methodologies and/or tools that the central banks can apply; (ii)…

Migrant Money Notes

Improving AML/CFT Regulatory Frameworks to Increase Remittance Flows in the IGAD Region

This brief note is intended to be used by regulators and public authorities to improve policies, regulatory frameworks, and market and collaboration practices to enhance the flow of remittances in…

Articles and Case Studies

A Benchmarking Tool to Compare, Find, and Share Remittance Reporting and Analysis Systems

This article highlights the importance of collecting and generating insights from regular, detailed, and disaggregated remittance data as a vital means for economies to develop policies that support increased remittance…

Migrant Money Notes

Approaches to Evaluating and Estimating Informal Remittance Flows in Developing Economies

Remittances are emerging as one of the largest sources of external finance for many least developing countries, yet their exact size often remains unknown to policymakers and the private sector…

Migrant Money Monitors

Ethiopia

A ready reckoner for Ethiopia's state of policy, regulatory, innovation, and investment environment to enable affordable access to remittances and financial services for migrants and their families.

Migrant Money Monitors

Djibouti

A ready reckoner for Djibouti's state of policy, regulatory, innovation, and investment environment to enable affordable access to remittances and financial services for migrants and their families.

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Kenya

A ready reckoner for Kenya's state of policy, regulatory, innovation, and investment environment to enable affordable access to remittances and financial services for migrants and their families.

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Somalia

A ready reckoner for Somalia's state of policy, regulatory, innovation, and investment environment to enable affordable access to remittances and financial services for migrants and their families.

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Sudan

A ready reckoner for Sudan's state of policy, regulatory, innovation, and investment environment to enable affordable access to remittances and financial services for migrants and their families.