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Issue 89: Remittances - 2016
Issue 89: Remittances - 2016
17-Feb-2017

 

In 2016, compared to 2015:

• The volume of remittances increased by 6.6% and amounted to 1.1 bln USD;
• Remittances from Russia, the leading source country, makes up 34.3% of total remittances, a decrease of 8.8%.
• The United States moved from fourth to second place, reaching 11.1% of total remittances;
• The United States is in the first position in terms of remittances per migrant and is 1.2 times higher than remittances per migrant from Russia.