Extension of international and domestic postal financial services, including remittance-related services, to rural areas of French-speaking countries in Western Africa

Extension of international and domestic postal financial services, including remittance-related services, to rural areas of French-speaking countries in Western Africa
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The project seeks to increase the number of remittance recipients with access to financial services and promote small and medium sized businesses. The project is focused on the extension of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) international electronic remittance service to rural postal offices and on the establishment of a link between remittances and postal account-based services. It also fosters support postal offices to develop partnerships with non-postal financial service providers such as banks and credit unions.

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GFMD 2014-2015 - RT Session 1.2 "Reducing the human and financial costs of international migration, particularly labour migration: Cooperative approaches to fair recruitment practices and lower remittance fees"

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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Universal Postal Union (UPU)