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Money transfers to Armenia grow by 125% in 9 months to $3.5 billion

YEREVAN, November 28. /ARKA/. Individual money transfers to Armenia processed by local banks as of late September 2022 increased by approximately $1.9 bln or 125% from September 2021 to $3.5 bln, the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA) said in a report.

According to it, the bulk of money transfers – $2.3bln – came from the Russian Federation. It was followed by the United States with $493mln, Germany -$54mln, France – $43mln, Kazakhstan – $38mln, UAE – $25mln, Spain – $12mln, Ukraine – $4mln, China – $3mln. Smaller amounts were remitted from other countries.

Individual money transfers from Armenia to other countries through the banks increased by $880 million or 101.4% from 2021 September to $1.7 billion.

Some $310 million were sent to Russia, $210 million to the United States, $157 million to the UAE, $77 million to Germany, $62 million to China, $37 million to Spain, $34 million to France, $18 million to Ukraine, $6 million to Kazakhstan.

As a result, the net inflow of money transfers was $1.7 billion, a growth of 156%, or $1 billion from the year ago. Russia ($2 billion), USA ($282 million), Kazakhstan ($32 million) and France ($9 million) provided the positive balance. -0-

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