Sri Lanka workers’ remittances rise to 6.87 bln USD in first nine months

orkers’ remittances to Sri Lanka reached 6.87 billion U.S. dollars during the first nine months of this year, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said.

Remittances received between January and September amounted to 6.8654 billion dollars, up 1.0537 billion dollars from the corresponding period last year.

Sri Lanka received 5.8117 billion dollars in workers’ remittances during the first nine months of last year.

In September alone, remittances amounted to 734.4 million dollars, compared with 695.7 million dollars in September last year.

The latest figures indicate continued growth in remittance inflows, which remain an important source of foreign exchange for Sri Lanka.