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Remittances in 2010

Months Country Growth   Months Country Growth
9 Egypt 71%      
12 Turkey -11%
9 Lithuania 38%   9 Bolivia -10%
12 Venezuela 38%   9 Albania -8%
12 Paraguay 36%   12 Ecuador -7%
12 Kyrgyzstan 30%   12 Brazil -7%
3 Tajikistan 27%   9 Kazakhstan -6%
12 Uganda 18%   9 Ukraine -6%
8 Nepal 18%   10 Cape Verde -5%
6 Liberia 18%   9 Dominican Rep.n Republic -5%

Ethiopia 18%   12 Colombia -3%
6 India 16%   9 Poland -3%
12 Bulgaria 15%   9 Estonia -3%

Sri Lanka 14%  


Vietnam 14%  

12 Pakistan 12%  

12 Georgia 12%  

12 Philippines 8%  


Tanzania 7%  

12 Nicaragua 7%  

12 Jamaica 7%  

12 Peru 7%  

12 Guatemala 5%  

12 Kenya 5%  

12 Moldova 5%  

12 Honduras 5%  

12 Armenia 5%  

8 Morocco 4%  

12 Bangladesh 3%  

9 Costa Rica 2%  

12 El Salvador 2%  

9 Uruguay 2%  

9 Jordan 1%  

12 Mexico 0%  

12 Indonesia 0%  

 

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US: New international money transfer rules clear cut

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Monday, 23 January 2012 16:29

Source: Houston Chronicle (from AP)

Director Richard Cordray, left, of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said people transferring funds Customers who send international money transfers will soon be entitled to clearer cost disclosures.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last week issued new rules governing remittances, which are often used by immigrants to send money to family back home.

The rules also require companies to disclose any fees, the exchange rate and the amount that will ultimately be paid out to the recipient in local currency. Companies will also be required to investigate disputes and to give customers at least 30 minutes to cancel a transaction.

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Pakistan: Remittances rise to $6.3bn in July-Dec

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Tuesday, 17 January 2012 09:59

Source: Dawn.com
by: Shahid Iqbal

The monthly average remittances for the July-December 2011 period came out as $1.054 billion compared to $881million during the same corresponding period of the last fiscal year, registering an increase of 19.54 per cent. - File photoThe State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Tuesday that overseas Pakistanis sent $6.325 billion during the first half (July-December), showing an increase of 19.54 per cent compared to the same period in the previous year.

The inflow has raised hopes for easing of the current account deficit and would serve as a cushion for foreign exchange reserves.

The SBP reported that Pakistan received 25 per cent more remittances in December as compared to last month of the previous calendar year.

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Philippines: Remittances up 10.6% to $1.78b

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Tuesday, 17 January 2012 09:46

Source: Manila Standard Today
by: Roderick T. dela Cruz

The Money sent home by Filipinos abroad rose 10 percent to a record $1.78 billion in November 2011, fueling household spending that made up for the government’s lackluster spending to support economic growth.

“This monthly level of remittances is the highest on record thus far,” Bangko Sentral Governor Amando Tetangco Jr said.

The November figure was up 10.6 percent from $1.67 billion in November 2010, and it brought the total remittances in the year through November 2011 to $18.3 billion, up 7.3 percent from the year before. The figure is in line with the central bank’s growth forecast of 7 percent for the whole of 2011.

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Remittances to Mexico are rebounding

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Tuesday, 17 January 2012 09:19

Source: Chicago Tribune
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Money transfer services have seen the end a three-year slump, as remittances to Mexico are expected to have topped $23 billion last year, an 8% increase from 2010. (Luis Sinco, Los Angeles Times / January 9, 2012)Mexican immigrants living in the U.S. sent an estimated 8% more money back to relatives last year compared with 2010, thanks to an improving U.S. job market.

Ending a three-year slump, remittances to Mexico are finally on the upswing, thanks to an improving U.S. job market.

Analysts expect that money sent home last year by Mexicans living abroad, most of them residing in the United States, will top $23 billion when Mexico's central bank releases annual figures this month. Although still below the peak of $26 billion in 2007, that would be a solid 8 percent increase over 2010.

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