Wednesday 10 December 2008

GULF COUNTRIES: Gulf remittances could decline 9%

By Natasha Marrian, Staff Reporter
Published: December 09, 2008, 23:38

Dubai: Remittances from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are expected to fall nine per cent next year compared to an increase of 38 per cent in 2008, according to a report by the World Bank.

Money from the GCC accounted for 63 per cent of total foreign remittances received by Bangladesh this year, and the percentage was 52 per cent for Pakistan.

UAE-based money transfer companies told Gulf News they expect a slowdown in funds being sent by expatriate workers to their home countries, but ruled out a dramatic reduction. Read More

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