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Remittances to Uzbekistan jump 27% to $8.2bn in 1H25
18 Jul 2025 06:12 GMT
… 78% of all incoming remittances, or approximately $6. … attributed the rise in remittances to several factors: stronger … developed economies.
Notably, remittances from the UK doubled … Remittances remain a vital part of Uzbekistan’s economy. A 2024 World Bank …
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World Bank cites historical ‘resilience’ of OFW remittances amid threat of Trump tax
16 Jul 2025 05:07 GMT
The World Bank on Tuesday said it has … Trump’s proposed 1 percent remittance tax on the Philippines, but … cite the historical resilience of remittances sent home by overseas Filipino …
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Making remittances more expensive does untold economic damage
16 Jul 2025 14:59 GMT
… : In many economies, remittance flows can generate several … Yet despite their importance, remittances remain poorly understood by … ignore economic reality. Taxing remittances effectively means taxing basic … hard to access. The World Bank cites an average global …
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U.S. remittance tax threatens $1.7 billion Somali lifeline
16 Jul 2025 03:48 GMT
… likely exacerbate economic hardship in remittance-dependent countries like Somalia, Liberia … and humanitarian aid combined. The World Bank estimates Somalia receives between 30% … is not alone. World Bank data shows that remittances to Africa totalled over …
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Mobile Money Savings Growth in Africa Marks a Turning Point in Sub-Saharan Finance — Here’s Why It Matters for the Future
19 Jul 2025 12:31 GMT
… to save.
According to the World Bank’s Global Findex 2024, the … transactions
Microloans and insurance
International remittances
Government social transfers, like the … coordination, which slows cross-border remittances. And some markets still limit …
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Communique presented at the end of the National Summit on the Future of Nigeria’s Constitutional Democracy Held from 16th to 17th July, 2025 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja
19 Jul 2025 01:30 GMT
… , electricity, housing, water and sanitation (World Bank 2024), real development requires a … to economic development through diaspora remittances. The Summit recommends the establishment …
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UAE Dirham to Pakistan Rupee Rate Today- July 18, 2025
18 Jul 2025 19:37 GMT
… UAE, the robust AED enhances remittance values, which reached $717.2 … as Pakistan’s second-largest remittance source after Saudi Arabia. These … foreign capital, as evidenced by World Bank reports. The Central Bank of …
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Indians’ spending on foreign education could double to $91 bn in 2030
18 Jul 2025 17:53 GMT
… per cent of these remittances go through traditional banking … the World Bank, the global average cost of sending remittances was … — whose customers can receive remittances from Singapore via UPI.
… the central bank’s Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) fell …
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Somalia Central Bank Governor eyes growth, inflation & shilling return
18 Jul 2025 17:42 GMT
… SME financing.
The Governor highlighted remittances as a critical lifeline, not … of the Somali shilling. With remittances acting as a buoy against … with international organizations like the World Bank and IMF signals a positive …
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Pro-Democracy Group Backs Ogun State Workers’ Strike Over N82billion Unremitted Pensions, Demands Mass Action
18 Jul 2025 14:43 GMT
… labour unions over the non-remittance of N82 billion in deductions … of aligning with IMF and World Bank-prescribed austerity measures at the …