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Migrant remittances rise to $ 695.7 m in Sept.
Daily FT
|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.
यह कहानी Daily FT के October 15, 2025 संस्करण से ली गई है।
हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।
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