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According to the World Bank Group report, global remittance flows to Middle East and North Africa stood at an estimated $50.3 billion. The figure is expected to rise to $51.6 billion in 2016 and hit $54.5 billion in 2018. The GCC is expected to continue playing a key role in this increase.
"We are very pleased that the 2016 World Bank Group report supports our assertion that despite market fluctuations, remittance corridors from the GCC to the rest of the world remain robust. This underpins the GCC as a region with strong, functioning and expanding economies that attract talent and manpower from world over, especially the Arab region," said Promoth Manghat, CEO of UAE Exchange.
"What we're seeing is that the GCC remains a key hub for remittance outflows to other Arab countries. The World Bank Migration and Development report coincides with our internal research, which shows that remittance corridors remain steady even in the face of market challenges and the socio-political landscape in the Arab world. Our year-on-year remittance transactions to Arab markets have grown by six per cent in Q1 2016," added Manghat.
The World Bank Group report notes that despite economic pressures, remittance outflows from oil-exporting GCC countries continued to rise in 2015 due to maintenance of fiscal spending and the peg to the US dollar by most GCC economies. Several initiatives being undertaken in the GCC, such as the Expo 2020 in the UAE and Fifa World Cup in Qatar, etc., contribute to driving diversified economies.
The report stated that remittances from the GCC to other Arab countries remained strong, with Egypt, Jordan and Yemen featuring among the leading remittance receivers.
Manghat added: "We've been aware of the importance of the GCC to Egypt and Jordan corridors for a while. These countries are among the largest receivers of remittances from the GCC. We've seen a rise in our remittance transactions to Egypt and Jordan by 14.4 per cent and 13.5 per cent respectively in Q1 2016 compared to the same period last year. It's worth noting that Egypt receives three times the revenue generated by the Suez Canal from global inward remittances."
- abdulbasit@khaleejtimes.com
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