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EDB reports record money transfers to Armenia, Central Asia last year

EDB reports record money transfers to Armenia, Central Asia last year

ArmInfo. According to the estimates by experts of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), private money transfers to Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan totaled $2.6bln last year - a 1.9-fold growth as compared with 2021.

Money transfers to Armenia totaled $5.2bln (a 2.5-fold growth), to  Kazakhstan, $1.5bln (a 2.2-fold growth), to Uzbekistan, $16.9bln (a  2.1-fold growth), to Kyrgyzstan, $2.9bln (a 6.2% growth). 

The net inflow of money transfers to Armenia showed a 2.3-fold  growth. Percentagewise, the share of money transfers in Armenia grew  from 6.4% to 13.2%. Last year, money transfers to Armenia totaled  $3.6bln.