BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 15
Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
Georgia received $188.2 million from abroad in March 2021, which is 49.5 percent more than the amount in March 2020, Trend reports via the National Bank of Georgia.
Russia ($32.19 million), Italy ($30.51 million) and the United States ($24.13 million) were the largest remittance senders in March 2021.
Overall, the vast majority (94.7 percent) of all money transfers from abroad came from 19 countries.
Italy - $30.51 million;
Russian Federation - $32.19 million;
Greece - $20.67 million;
Israel - $15.62 million;
US - $24.12 million;
Turkey - $9.51 million;
Ukraine - $8.85 million;
Germany - $8.41 million;
Azerbaijan - $7.33 million;
Spain - $4.46 million;
France - $2.93 million;
Poland - $2.19 million;
Kazakhstan - $2.38 million;
Canada - $1.82 million;
Ireland - $1.66 million;
United Kingdom - $1.89 million;
Armenia - $1.17 million;
Kazakhstan - $2.38 million;
UAE - $1.07 million.
Last month, remittances leaving Georgia totaled $24.9 million, as compared to $20.04 million in March 2020.
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