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Migrant remittances rise to $ 695.7 m in Sept.
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|October 15, 2025
SLBFE states it is $ 140.1 m YoY increase Notes $ 5.8 b total remittances during first nine months of 2025 Expects migrant remittances to surpass $ 7 b by end of 2025
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THE Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has announced that Sri Lanka's foreign employment sector has recorded a significant increase with migrant remittances reaching $ 695.7 million in September 2025.
Citing statistics from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the SLBFE states that it is a year-on-year increase of $ 140.1 million, compared to $ 555.6 million recorded in September 2024.
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