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  2. List of countries by remittances received - Wikipedia

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    Remittances, defined as monetary transfers made by migrants to their home countries, play a crucial role in global economies and the livelihoods of individuals and families. In some countries, remittances account for more than 30% of the total economic output.

  3. Remittance - Wikipedia

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    India is the world's top receiver of remittances, claiming more than 12% of the world's remittances in 2015. [29] [30] Indians living overseas are the world's largest diaspora. As per the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA), remittance is received from the approximately 35 million members of the Indian diaspora. [31]

  4. Current account (balance of payments) - Wikipedia

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    Since 1989, the current account deficit of the US has been increasingly large, reaching close to 7% of the GDP in 2006. In 2011, it was the highest deficit in the world. [11] New evidence, however, suggests that the US current account deficits are being mitigated by positive valuation effects. [12]

  5. World Bank - Wikipedia

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    The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low-and middle-income countries for the purposes ...

  6. Payment system - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] A payment system is an operational network which links bank accounts and provides for monetary exchange using bank deposits. [3] Some payment systems also include credit mechanisms, which are essentially a different aspect of payment. Payment systems are used in lieu of tendering cash in domestic and international transactions. This ...

  7. Remittances to Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Remittances to Bangladesh are money transfers (remittances) sent by the Bangladeshi diaspora to Bangladesh. According to the World Bank , Bangladesh is the 7th highest recipient of remittances in the world [ 1 ] with almost $22.1 billion in 2021 and was the third highest recipient of remittances in South Asia . [ 2 ]

  8. Pakistani economic crisis (2022–present) - Wikipedia

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    At the end of March 2022, the State Bank of Pakistan's reserves stood at $11.425bn, but they gradually tanked to an almost four-year low of $6.715bn on 2 December. Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves equal to just five weeks of merchandise imports. [27] The consistent depreciation of the rupee is said to be deepening the economic crisis. [28]

  9. Economy of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Pakistan maintains foreign reserves with the State Bank of Pakistan. The currency of the reserves was solely the US dollar, incurring speculated losses after the dollar prices fell during 2005, forcing the then Governor SBP Ishrat Hussain to step down. In the same year, the SBP issued an official statement proclaiming diversification of ...