EMEA webinar report: “Remittances, labour markets and digitalisation in Africa and Middle East: What to expect post COVID-19” – 2 July 2020

The webinar discussed the challenges and opportunities from declining remittances, the potential of reforming labour markets in the wake of digitalization in Africa and the Middle East. Moderator(s): Prof. Rym Ayadi, President, Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) and Professor CASS Business School, London Speaker(s): Ralph Chami,Assistant Director, International Monetary Fund and member of EMEA Advisory Board Dilip Ratha,Lead Economist, World Bank Ekkehard Ernst, Chief Macroeconomist, International Labour Organization Discussant(s): Cinzia Alcidi, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Economic Policy Unit, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and Member of EMEA Executive Board The webinar was organised by the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) and took place on Thursday 2 July at 15:00 CET on Zoom. Download