Feb. 2021 OFW personal remittances up 5.3% from Feb. 2020

The amount of money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in February improved 5.3% on a year-on-year basis, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

In a report, the BSP said that the personal remittances of OFWs increased to $2.761 billion from $2.623 billion in February 2020.

The personal remittances of land-based OFWs with at least one year of contract grew by 7.8% or to $2.152 billion from $1.997 billion in the same period.

However, the remittances of land-based and sea-based workers with less than a year of contract declined by 4.6% to $540 million.

 Meanwhile, the money sent by Filipinos from the United States, Malaysia, and Singapore increased. – Report from Naomi Tiburcio/AG-jlo

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