1. “Africa offers more opportunity than any place in the world.” (Stephen Hayes) Private sectordevelopment throughmigration Regina Bauerochse Barbosa GTZ Sector Project Migration and Development Tunis, 10/23/2009

2. Facts about AfricaOpportunities. “In a survey by “Africa Recruit “among African migrants in Europe, 33% of remittances senders confirmed their plans to invest in Africa or to engage in an African enterprise. Remittance flows to and within Africa approach $40 billion. Since 2006, foreign investment in Africa exceeded foreign aid (40 billion), with over $60 billion in global FDI in 2008. “Africa’s profitability is one of the best kept secrets in today’s world economy.” – Kofi Annan Regina Bauerochse Barbosa, GTZ 10/23/2009

3. Migrants‘ potentialsSectors of action. Regina Bauerochse Barbosa, GTZ 10/23/2009

4. Regina Bauerochse Barbosa, GTZ 06/29/2009 Remittances

6. Information campaigns, Match-Making etc.

7. Improvingthebusinessandinvestmentclimate

8. Offeringfinancialand non-financialservicesformigrants‘ andlocal SMEsRegina Bauerochse Barbosa, GTZ 10/23/2009

11. Improvedfoodaccesssituationofpopulation

12. Enhacedrole of women in theirfamiliesRegina Bauerochse Barbosa, GTZ 10/23/2009

14. Small and„suitcase“ traderepresentupto 20% of Algerianimportsandupto 50% of trade in someMoroccanregions

15. North Africa: carmarketssuppliedbynetworks of migrantsliving in Italy

16. Majorityof German carpettradeby Hamburg Afghan diasporaRegina Bauerochse Barbosa, GTZ 10/23/2009

18. providing graduates of the university with training at ECOPIA focusing on food processing and the creation of new food products

19. graduates go back to the region and try to set up a small-scale enterprise, maintainbusinesscontactswith ECOPIA Regina Bauerochse Barbosa, GTZ 10/23/2009

21. Returningexpertstransfertheirexperience

22. Knowledgetransferthrough transnationalnetworks “Along with trade and FDI, international migrants are another important channel for the transmission of technology and knowledge.” „A majorityofforeignstudentswhoearntheirdoctorates in the United States returnhome, bringingwiththem a great deal oftechnologicalandmarketknowledgethatrepresents an importanttechnologicaltransferin favourofthedevelopingcountry“ Regina Bauerochse Barbosa, GTZ 10/23/2009

23. Knowledge transfer and Innovation CIM (Center for International Migration), a joint venture of GTZ and the German Federal Employment Agency, runs the Returning Experts Programme. Objective: To ease return and make maximum use of gained skills for the development of the country of origin. Example: CIM supported the return and investment of a Ghanaian expert in waste management. He set up waste management facilities and successfully implemented latest technologies to prevent ecological pollution. Regina Bauerochse Barbosa, GTZ 10/23/2009

25. …brokertradeandinvestmentrelations

29. Limits on andrequirementsformoneytransfer hinder migrants‘ investments

30. Problems in openingforeigncurrencyaccounts, easierforresidents, thanfor non-residents Need to improve business and investment climate in general. Take into account migrants’ special needs regarding the use of remittances. Regina Bauerochse Barbosa, GTZ 06/29/2009

31. Implications for policy-making requires: Systematic and coordinated approach between countries of origin and residence Regina Bauerochse Barbosa, GTZ 10/23/2009

32. Regina Bauerochse Barbosa Thank you. Contact: Regina.Bauerochse@gtz.de www.gtz.de/migrationdevelopment 10/23/2009