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Us Remittance Tax

The 1% cash remittance tax is live — and easy to avoid

*The U.S. federal excise tax on cash-funded international transfers has been live since January 1. Funding the same transfer from a bank account or card avoids it entirely.*

Africa Caribbean Corridor

May 28

Air Peace opens Lagos-Barbados nonstop as WHO holds Ebola PHEIC

*A new direct West Africa-Caribbean corridor lands at the same moment the WHO maintains a Public Health Emergency over Ebola in Central Africa. The two facts now sit together in regional discussion.*

Africa Remittance Policy

May 28

Nigeria orders remittance payouts in naira only

*The Central Bank of Nigeria's May 1 directive ends USD-cash payout at the counter. Recipient households now absorb the bureau-de-change spread on every transfer.*

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Intra African Migration

May 28

Ghana repatriates ~300 nationals as Operation Dudula intensifies

*Accra is bringing home roughly 300 nationals from South Africa as anti-foreign-national pressure escalates. The flow underscores how intra-African migration remains a diaspora pressure point distinct from the trans-Atlantic story.*

Oil Shock Inflation

May 27

AfDB warns Middle East conflict is dragging on Africa's 2026 growth

*The African Development Bank flags higher import costs across the continent — the same oil-shock channel now showing up in Caribbean central bank statements.*

Ebola watch

May 27

Ebola count tops 1,000 suspected cases as Italy reports two travel-linked patients

*DRC Ministry of Health figures show case counts roughly doubling in five days; two suspected cases hospitalised in Milan after travel from Uganda.*

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Remittance corridors

May 27

FX snapshot — May 27: JMD holds near 158, BOJ on standard intervention cadence

*Weekly anchor: Jamaican dollar quoted around J$157.90/US$1; BOJ ran a US$30 million B-FXITT sale on May 22. Diaspora corridors steady this week.*

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Africa economic reshuffle

May 26

Ghana migration framework: status update as the Bridgetown climate-finance week opens parallel signal

Ghana's diaspora-migration framework remains one of the most accessible structured paths for diaspora connection in West Africa. As Caribbean climate finance accelerates this week, the question is whether parallel diaspora-engagement instruments will follow.

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Diaspora bonds

May 24

With Egypt now Africa's #1 remittance recipient, diaspora investment is the next move every government is considering

Five governments are visibly evaluating diaspora bond programs in the next 18 months. The Nigeria 2017 model remains the only fully-subscribed African issuance. The window for diaspora input is open.

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May 28

Nigeria

Active Stories

Us Remittance Tax

The 1% cash remittance tax is live — and easy to avoid

Africa Caribbean Corridor

Air Peace opens Lagos-Barbados nonstop as WHO holds Ebola PHEIC

Africa Remittance Policy

Nigeria orders remittance payouts in naira only

Intra African Migration

Ghana repatriates ~300 nationals as Operation Dudula intensifies

Oil Shock Inflation

AfDB warns Middle East conflict is dragging on Africa's 2026 growth

Ebola watch

Ebola count tops 1,000 suspected cases as Italy reports two travel-linked patients

Remittance corridors

FX snapshot — May 27: JMD holds near 158, BOJ on standard intervention cadence

Africa economic reshuffle

Ghana migration framework: status update as the Bridgetown climate-finance week opens parallel signal

Diaspora bonds

With Egypt now Africa's #1 remittance recipient, diaspora investment is the next move every government is considering

Today

The 1% cash remittance tax is live — and easy to avoid

Air Peace opens Lagos-Barbados nonstop as WHO holds Ebola PHEIC

Nigeria orders remittance payouts in naira only

Kenya's remittance corridor squeezed from two directions at once

Ghana repatriates ~300 nationals as Operation Dudula intensifies

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