Project greenback 2.0, remittances champion cities consists in identifying cities where a series of measures are … and competition in the market for remittances and, ultimately, the reduction of prices for remittance services. Montreuil …, France is the second Remittances Champion City after Turin, Italy. This report presents the main results of the survey. It …

Remittances are an important source of income for households in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), as … remittances to SADC, the cost of sending money to and within the region is significantly higher than other regions in the world …. To address the high cost of remittances globally, the World Bank has been involved in a number of initiatives aimed at …

following chapters describe the work of the WB on financial inclusion and international remittances in Albania, with an emphasis … interested in remittances and financial inclusion about the general trends and specific activities the WB has been implementing …

This report aims to inform a wider audience about the importance of remittances and the specific financial education … give an overview of the work of the WB on financial inclusion and international remittances in Kosovo, with an emphasis on …

Rapid urbanization in Ghana over the past three decades has coincided with rapid GDP growth. This has helped to create … Ghanaians. Ghana’s urban transformation has been momentous, but it is not unique: a similar process has characterized other … countries at similar levels of development. Ghana’s key challenge now is to ensure that urbanization continues to complement …

-country pilot carried out in Ghana, Honduras, Kenya, and Nigeria. Section 1 of the paper provides the general background within …

A World Bank Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) team conducted a study in Ghana between September 2016 and March 2017 …. This study has been consolidated in the form of a PPP Disclosure Diagnostic Report for Ghana. The Diagnostic Report … in Ghana. This Diagnostic Report recommends a systematic structure for proactively disclosing information through a …

Ghana has been a rising growth star and a beacon of hope in West Africa. Strong economic growth over the past two …. GDP per capita grew by an average of 3 percent per year over the past two decades, putting Ghana in the top ten fastest … options for Ghana to create enough higher quality jobs through economic transformation. Economic transformation, or inclusive …

The Country Opinion Survey in Ghana assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how … stakeholders in Ghana perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments …, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Ghana on 1) their views regarding the …

In September 2017, Ghana's economy expanded for the fifth successive quarter by 9.3 percent compared to just 4 …