Lamothe Advocates For “Climate-Smart Zones” In The Caribbean Last week at the United Nations Climate Action Summit, Former Prime Minister of Haiti, Laurent Lamothe, stressed the importance of “Climate-Smart Zones” to mitigate the impact of natural disasters. Speaking at the Smart Climate Day event hosted by the Monaco Better World Forum (MBWF), Mr Lamothe spoke…
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Diaspora financial resources can be mobilised for development. A new study from Juniper Research—acknowledged as the leading analyst house in the digital commerce and FinTech sector, delivering pioneering research into payments, banking and financial services for more than a decade—has found that international remittances, including airtime top ups via mobile phones will exceed USD 25…
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Governments need to understand blockchain as it is a vital tool in solving development challenges. Speaking on a senior panel discussion on Demystifying Blockchain, hosted by Decoded on Wednesday 25 January 2017 in New York. Former Prime Minister of Haiti, Laurent Lamothe emphasised that during his tenure he was faced with rebuilding a devastated country…
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Champion for Innovative Financing for Development, Laurent Lamothe, Spoke at the World Economic Forum. Laurent Lamothe spoke at the World Economic Forum on Thursday 4 May in the discussion focused on: South Africa—EU Dialogue on Sustainable Transition: Country perspectives: How a circular economy can benefit African and European nations alike. As an international organisation with…
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