The Central Bank report states that the total volume of remittances received from overseas workers between January and August amounts to US$ 6,131 million.This represents an increase compared to the same period last year. (The total remittance volume received during the first eight months of the previous year was US$ 5,116 million.)
Additionally, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka notes that US$ 748.6 million was received in remittances from overseas Sri Lankan workers during August, a figure that also shows growth compared to August of the previous year.
The volume of foreign remittances received by the country in August of the previous year was US$ 680.8 million.