In January-February 2018, the volume of remittances to Kyrgyzstan totaled $ 307.6 million. The official website of the National Bank reports.
In February, migrants have transferred $ 161.7 million to the country. This is $ 15.8 million more than in the first month of the year. However, compared with December 2017, the sum reduced by $ 32.6 million.
Most of the funds were transferred from Russia — $ 158.6 million. At least $ 2.8 million were transferred from the far-abroad countries. The United States account for $ 1.5 million.
At least $ 35.6 million were sent from Kyrgyzstan to other countries. Russia accounts for more than 90 percent of the funds — $ 35.5 million.
In 2017, labor migrants have transferred $ 2,482.2 billion to Kyrgyzstan.
