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Another major source of FX for Egypt is doing better: Egyptian expatriates sent home 40% more money in August 2017 compared to <\/strong>August 2016, the central bank said<\/strong>, as reported by Reuters<\/a>. Overall, remittances recorded USD 16.3 bn from November 2016 to August, up 17.3% compared to the similar period a year earlier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Another major source of FX for Egypt is doing better: Egyptian expatriates sent home 40% more money in August 2017 compared to August 2016, the central bank said, as reported by Reuters. 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