Increasing the macro- impact of remittances on developmentWhen: 11 July, 09:00 - 12:00
Round table: Round Table 2
Coordinating partner: The World Bank
Topic/Agenda:
This session will discuss strategies to be implemented in order to reinforce the link between remittances and sustainable development at the macro-economic level (securitization, credit rating, diaspora bonds, etc...) as well as policies to prevent their possible negative impact on the domestic economy.
This session will aim to produce models for integrating private remittances into developing countries' economic development policy planning and in medium term recommendations.
Chair: H.E. Margarita Escobar , Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, El Salvador
Speaker: Dilip Ratha Senior Economist, Development Prospects Group Manager - Migration and Remittances, World Bank
Discussant 1 : Ms. Ayse Elif Talu, Central Bank, Department of Remittances, Turkey
Discussant 2: Mr. Marin Molosag, Deputy Governor, National Bank of Moldova, Moldova
Rapporteur : Mrs. Maria João Azevedo, Head of Division, International Relations Department, Banco de Portugal, Portugal
