BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, June 12. The total amount of money sent to Kyrgyzstan via international money transfer systems in April was $233.6 million, which is a 7 percent decrease compared to April 2023 ($251.4 million), Trend reports.
According to the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan, $216.4 million in transfers came from Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. Transfers from Russia accounted for $215.9 million, those from Kazakhstan amounted to $200,000, and other CIS countries contributed $300,000.
In turn, transfers from non-CIS countries totaled $17.2 million, with $5.8 million coming from the US and $1.3 million from Türkiye. Transfers from other non-CIS countries amounted to $10.1 million.
By the end of last year, the volume of money transfers to the country amounted to $2.706 billion, which is 12.3 percent, or $380.4 million, less than in 2022. The majority of the money came from CIS countries, totaling $2.550 billion. Specifically, $2.531 billion came from Russia, and $16.7 million came from Kazakhstan.