The second G8 Conference on Remittances was held in Rome on 9 November 2009. It gathered representatives from international organisations, national ministries, embassies, Central Banks, and representatives from civil society. The conference was a follow-up to the initial conference held two years ago in Berlin.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the African Development Bank gathered a multi-stakeholder forum that made six recommendations to improve dramatically the African remittances market.