Remittances proved surprisingly resilient during the pandemic. In addition to being a critical lifeline for families, remittances play an important role in the economies of many countries. In 2021, 30 countries received over 10% of their gross domestic product from remittances. Border closures and business lockdowns in the early days of the Covid-19 helped digital money movement options flourish. Clearly, the ability to send remittances digitally and to easily compare transfer options make a big difference to senders and their families. So, what needs to happen?
MEETINGS Public sector bond market outlook 2023 Thursday 26 January, Launch This launch event presents the key findings of the first annual global sovereign, supranational and agency issuer survey from OMFIF’s Sovereign Debt Institute.
ON DEMAND OMFIF outlook: what’s in store for 2023? OMFIF Economist Taylor Pearce and Chief Economist Neil Williams delve into what to look out for in the year ahead in this lightning round podcast. They cover the monetary and fiscal balance, growth, geopolitics and more.
LATEST REPORT SPI Journal, Winter 2023 This edition of the SPI journal examines the growth of carbon markets and the use of carbon-linked bonds to drive capital for renewable energy investment.
