Remittances and tourism income up in Jordan

Published April 15th, 2013 - 08:01 GMT
New statistics from the Central Bank of jordan show remittances and tourism revenues up in the first quater of 2013
New statistics from the Central Bank of jordan show remittances and tourism revenues up in the first quater of 2013

Expatriates’ remittances [to Jordan] went up during the first quarter of this year by 4.1 per cent compared to the same period in 2012, reaching $836 million.

According to the Central Bank of Jordan figures, tourism revenues also went up by 1.7 per cent during the first quarter of 2013 compared to last year, standing at around $777 million.

The expatriates’ remittances recorded a 4 per cent increase in March, compared to the same month of last year, reaching $307.5 million.

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