April 7, 2023
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Lanka sees significant jump in remittances

The South Asian country got $437.5 million in remittances in January, and $407.4 million in February…reports Asian Lite News

Sri Lanka saw a significant increase in remittances so far this year with over $560 million sent back by migrant workers in March, Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara said on Friday.

Announcing the monthly remittances received, the Minister said it marked a 78.5 per cent increase from the inflows recorded in March 2022, reports Xinhua news agency.

Nanayakkara said remittances by migrant workers have increased remarkably this year.

The South Asian country got $437.5 million in remittances in January, and $407.4 million in February, Central Bank of Sri Lanka data showed.

Official figures for the 2021 and 2022 totals were $5.49 billion and $3.8 billion, respectively.

Migrant workers’ remittances are one of the main sources of foreign revenue for Sri Lanka.

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