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Expatriate remittances stood at $3.1b in first 10 months of 2017 — CBJ

By JT - Dec 08,2017 - Last updated at Dec 08,2017

AMMAN — Expatriates’ remittances stood at $3.1 billion in the first ten months of the year, marking a 0.4 per cent increase compared to the same period of last year, the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) announced on Thursday.

In a statement carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, CBJ said that the increase reached $12 million. Expatriates’ remittances are the main source of support to the Kingdom’s reserves of foreign currencies. 

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