How Can Remittances Create Jobs in Africa?
A free Question Time Style public debate.
| When : | 6.00pm - 9.30pm Friday July 4th 2008 |
| Where : | West Building Lecture Theatre, University of East London(UEL), Docklands Campus, University Way, London E16 2RD |
| Transport : | Cyprus Station on DLR (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/) |
The Pannel
Ade Daramy (Sierra Leone Diaspora Network - SLDN) (Chair)
Leah Mansaray (CEO Fadugu Money Transfer)
Yomo Oloko (Development Impact for Nigeria - DIFN)
Professor S. Nwankwo (Black Business Observatory, UEL)
Divine Ndumu (CEO, MoneylineUK)
Andrew Tarazid-Tarawalle (EcoBank, Sierra Leone) TBC
Leah Mansaray (CEO Fadugu Money Transfer)
Yomo Oloko (Development Impact for Nigeria - DIFN)
Professor S. Nwankwo (Black Business Observatory, UEL)
Divine Ndumu (CEO, MoneylineUK)
Andrew Tarazid-Tarawalle (EcoBank, Sierra Leone) TBC
The Questions
- Developing the Banking Sector - How do we link remittances to the provision of financial services in order to improve their long term impact?
- Facilitating Remittance Flows - can we reduce the costs of remittances by bringing more players into the market - Savings & loans, credit unions, and micro-finance companies, etc
- Enhancing Partnerships - How can the African Diaspora, Money Transfer Organisations, and Micro-Finance Instutitui
- ons generate win/win solutions for African SMEs?
- Linking businesses - how can diaspora businesses support their counterparts in Africa?