Les orateurs de haut niveau qui ont pris la parole aujourd'hui, à l'ouverture du Forum mondial sur les transferts d'argent, l'investissement et le développement, qui se tient à Kuala Lumpur, ont exprimé un message commun – le secteur public et le secteur privé doivent continuer à agir de concert pour mobiliser l'immense potentiel de développement que constituent les envois de fonds dans la région Asie et Pacifique.

Last year, migrant workers sent US$ 256 billion to their families in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the report “RemitSCOPE - Remittance markets and opportunities – Asia and the Pacific” and a new webportal on remittances released today by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

Each year, billions of dollars in remittances are sent by migrants to their families in the Asia-Pacific Region. And while this money provides a lifeline for families who use it to cover basic needs and invest in their future, it also has a tremendous economic impact on the region more broadly.