1. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Robert W. Meins
Remittances Specialist
Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development
2. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
3. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
A transfer of $200 is sent from the UK to
Kuyunga, Uganda, 50 kilometers from
the capital Kampala.
The sender has two options:
1) Send directly to Kuyunga using
Western Union.
2) Send to a competing firm in
Kampala.
Kayunga
Kampala
4. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Kayunga
Remitter sends $ 200,-
-Transfer fees $40.00
- Exchange rate margin 1.28 %
- Fees on the receiving side $0
Actual amount received in
Kayunga
$ 157.44 (21.28%)
Remitter sends $ 200,-
-Transfer fees $19.03
- Exchange rate margin 1.15 %
- Fees on the receiving side $0
Actual amount received in
Kampala
$ 176.68 (11.66%)
Kampala
5. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
6. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
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Armenia
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CostaRica
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Georgia
Mexico
Nigeria
Morocco
Colombia
India
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Jordan
Peru
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Philippines
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Swaziland
Mauritius
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Impact of the financial crisis:
Remittance growth in 2009YTD:
Source: Most recent reporting from Central BanksSource: Most recent reporting from Central Banks
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Mexico
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Turkey
DominicanRepublic
Philippines
Bangladesh
Georgia
Impact of the financial crisis:
Remittance growth in 2010YTD:
Source: Most recent reporting from Central BanksSource: Most recent reporting from Central Banks
8. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
9. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
$18 million dollar multi-donor fund
ConsultativeGroup for Assistance to the Poor
European Commission
Government Luxembourg
Government Spain
Inter-American Development Bank
UN Capital Development Fund, and
Housed at the International Fund for Agricultural Development
FFR manages 40 projects in 38 countries around the globe
Open to private, public and civil society organizations
10. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Annual Calls for Proposals
Global Forum on Remittances
“Sending Money Home” series of studies
RemittancesGateway.org portal
Dissemination
European Parliament
G8Working group on remittances
Global Forum on Migration & Development
Conferences
11. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Lower the cost of remittances through competition
Improve capillarity, service rural areas
Broaden the scope of financial services
Bank the unbanked
… to empower migrant workers and their families to
advance on the road to financial independence.
12. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
13. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Microfinance
(networks)
Mobile
financial services
Postal
networks
14. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
657,000 post offices in 191 countries
500,000 in rural areas
80% of designated postal operators provide some sort of
financial services
1,15 billion money orders sent by Posts worldwide in 2007
Source: UPU
15. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Total number of inhabitants: 43.5 million
Number in rural areas: 28.7 million
Service unavailable in rural areas, where other
money transfer companies are absent
Necessity to extend that action in rural areas:
answer to the 2007 Call for Proposals
In 2008: approval of the project, launch in
September 2008
16. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Target: migrants and recipients of remittances in rural areas of 6
West African countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania,
Niger, and Senegal
Main activities:
Connection of 273 rural post offices in 6 countries
Set up of the communication infrastructure (call centres, direct connection)
New technology, equipment, training
Cash is available in rural post offices – transportation and management
Associate remittances with other financial services (account-based services,
microfinance)
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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Low-cost and quality service available in rural areas
Reduction of competitors tariffs on various corridors
Reinforcement of rural Posts for provision of universal
service
First step in financial inclusion process for rural poor
18. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
IT, commercial and Operational Model updated on the
basis of new UPU Regulations and regional conditions
New equipment installed and tested
14 October 2009: connection of rural postal offices and
opening of electronic remittances services
Training and cooperation
Low-cost and quality service available in rural areas
19. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
20. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
21. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Grant financing for projects related to maximizing
the development impact of remittances
up to $250,000 for projects
up to $500,000 for mobile financial services
22. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Mobile financial services Housing
Postal networks (Micro-) Insurance
Microfinance networks Migrant pensions and other
government-to-person payments
Financial services innovations Securitization
Migrant entrepreneurship and
investment (funds)
Open window (innovative projects in
other areas)
23. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Who can apply?
Private sector
Public sector
Civil society
Cross-sector partnerships encouraged
Execution period: 2 years
Deadline (short) concept proposals: June 7th 2010
24. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Must have
Legal status in country where you operate
Audited financial statements
Act on behalf of themselves (not as an intermediary)
Provide counterpart
10-30% non-profit
50% for for-profit (minimum half of which in cash)
Project must be in IFAD member countries
25. Financing Facility for Remittances
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Increase competition
Empower market actors
Achieve effective and efficient regulation
Adopt new technologies
Expand access to financial services
Make more financial services available in rural areas
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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Robert W. Meins
R.Meins@ifad.org
+39 06 5459 2059
www.ifad.org/remittances
www.remittancesgateway.org