Remittances in a sentence

Meanwhile, the data also showed that personal remittances from Overseas Filipinos, which included non-cash remittances, reached an all-time high of $36.14 billion.

Remittances from overseas workers may contract by at least 20 per cent this year, the biggest projected decline since at least 1980, said Dilip Rathe, World Bank lead economist of migration and remittances, The Sunday Express reported.

Economic sectors Remittances Remittances from Salvadorans working in the United States sent to family members are a major source of foreign income and offset the substantial trade deficit of around $2.9 billion.

Remittances The remittances of Pakistanis living abroad has played important role in Pakistan's economy and foreign exchange reserves.

Tourism further Mining further Energy further Overseas remittances Next to petrodollars, the second biggest source of foreign exchange earnings for Nigeria are remittances sent home by Nigerians living abroad.

According to the Singapore Police Force, it received more than 670 reports of remittances being frozen by Chinese authorities, with around S$13 million in funds affected.

At that point, the Fed will resume sending remittances to the Treasury.

By proactively crafting policies that encourage and facilitate the flow of remittances, Bhutan can tap into this growing trend to boost its economy.

Cash remittances sent through banks in January-February totaled $5.33 billion, up 3.0% from a year earlier, it said in a statement.

Foreign exchange is affected by imports, exports, overseas remittances, and other factors.

He noted that other things affecting foreign capital importation and foreign exchange remittances are already being addressed.

He said their visit to Delta was informed by the state’s prompt remittance to the NHF and called on the governor to urge local government councils in the state to comply with the remittances.

In this reference, NAB alleged that the family members and benamidars of PM Shehbaz received fake foreign remittances of billions in their personal bank accounts.

Marcos’ economic team expects the exchange rate to remain the same until 2028, driven by expected inflows from improvements in tourism revenues and overseas Filipino remittances.

Musa, who is also the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, has therefore directed all revenue generating agencies in the country to furnish his panel with details of remittances they had so far made this year.

Officials have repeatedly suggested that remittances from workers abroad could help with the country’s economic woes, given that a two-year civil war, which ended with a truce last November, has severely affected the Ethiopian economy.

Other risks to the outlook this year include expectations that remittances will not be able to support household consumption this year due to slowdowns experienced in host countries abroad.

Remittances sent by overseas Pakistani workers increased by 4.9 per cent in February on a month-on-month basis, the central bank said.

Remittances to Vietnam totalled $19 billion last year, making it one of the world’s top 10 remittance recipient countries, local media reported.

Tech enthusiast Bukele wanted to make it easier, and cheaper, for Salvadorans to receive remittances from family members abroad and to provide financial services access to the 70 percent of people with no bank account.