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Expat remittances up 3% to USD 25.5 bn in 2018: Remittances from Egyptians living abroad in 2018 rose 3.1% y-o-y to USD 25.5 bn, up from USD 24.7 bn in 2017,according to a Central Bank statement (pdf). 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