{"id":554158,"date":"2021-12-22T03:57:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T03:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/12\/22\/remittances-up-1-5-in-1q2021-2022\/"},"modified":"2021-12-22T03:57:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T03:57:27","slug":"remittances-up-1-5-in-1q2021-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/12\/22\/remittances-up-1-5-in-1q2021-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Remittances up 1.5% in 1Q2021-2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-03\"><\/a><strong> Remittances from Egyptians abroad were up 1.5% y-o-y to USD 8.1 bn in the first quarter of FY 2021-2022<\/strong>, the central bank announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2021\/12\/remittances-9M2021-1.pdf\">statement (pdf)<\/a>. The quarterly figure rose despite September being a slow month, with remittances dipping 3% y-o-y to USD 2.6 bn. In August, remittances grew 11.6% y-o-y to USD 2.7 bn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the up and up:<\/strong> The 1.5% increase for the first quarter of the state\u2019s fiscal year comes on the back of a steep rise in remittances in the last quarter of FY 2020-2021, when inflows <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2021\/09\/16\/remittances-hit-record-high-in-fy2020-2021-53678\/\">rose almost 30% y-o-y<\/a> to USD 8.1 bn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The figures tally with estimates that remittance inflows are on course to hit a record high this year<\/strong>, as higher oil prices and the global economic recovery fuel an increase in transfers, according to a<a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2021\/12\/remittances-9M2021-1.pdf\">recent World Bank<\/a>report. Transfers from Egyptians abroad are projected to increase almost 13% to USD 33 bn this year, making Egypt one of the world\u2019s top five recipients of remittances in USD terms, and continuing a trend that saw inflows shrug off the pandemic to register <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2021\/09\/16\/remittances-hit-record-high-in-fy2020-2021-53678\/\">fresh highs<\/a> last fiscal year. Remittances have been vital over the past two years to make up for the covid-induced slump in foreign direct investment and tourism revenues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remittances from Egyptians abroad were up 1.5% y-o-y to USD 8.1 bn in the first quarter of FY 2021-2022, the central bank announced in a statement (pdf). The quarterly figure rose despite September being a slow month, with remittances dipping 3% y-o-y to USD 2.6 bn. 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