Georgia receives $125m in remittances in September 2017
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Georgia received $124.4 million from abroad in September 2017, while remittances leaving Georgia totalled $19 million, says the National Bank of Georgia.
Last month Georgia received 24.2 percent more in remittances than in September of 2016.
Russia ($40.7 million), Italy ($13 million) and Greece ($13 million) were the largest remittance senders in September 2017.
Overall, the vast majority (92.9 percent) of all money transfers from abroad came from 14 countries.
After Russia, Italy and Greece, other countries regularly sending money transfers to Georgia in September 2017 included:
- United States – $12.6 million
- Israel - $11.6 million
- Turkey - $9.5 million
- Spain - $3.1 million
- Germany – $3.1 million
- Ukraine - $2.2 million
- United Kingdom - $1.6 million
- Kazakhstan -$1.5 million
- France - $1.2 million
- Azerbaijan - $1.1 million
- Canada - $1.1 million
Georgia received $121.8 million from abroad in August 2017, while remittances leaving Georgia totalled $19.4 million, says the National Bank of Georgia.
Georgia received 20.1 percent more in remittances in July of 2017 than the same time period last year.
Georgia received 17.1 percent more in remittances in June of 2017 than the same time period last year.
Georgia received 24.2 percent more in remittances in May of 2017 than the same time period last year.
Georgia received $123 million from abroad in October 2017, while remittances leaving Georgia totalled $18.5 million, says the National Bank of Georgia.
Georgia received $138.4 million from abroad in December 2017, while remittances leaving Georgia totalled $19.8 million, says the National Bank of Georgia.
Georgia received $110 million from abroad in January 2018, while remittances leaving Georgia totalled $15 million, says the National Bank of Georgia.
Georgia received $113.9 million from abroad in February 2018, while remittances leaving Georgia totalled $18 million, says the National Bank of Georgia.
Russia, Italy and Greece are the largest remittance senders in March 2018, says the National Bank of Georgia (NBG). Last month Georgia received $38.1 million in remittances from Russia, $15.5 million from Italy and $13.7 million from Greece.