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remittance

[ri-mit-ns] / rɪˈmɪt ns /












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The two sides have been developing a blockchain-based overseas remittance service that recently completed technical verification, according to Hana.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

On one hand, PayPal’s assets, which also include Venmo, Braintree and remittance products, “are deeply synergistic,” wrote Bernstein analyst Harshita Rawat.

From MarketWatch Feb. 4, 2026

The remittance tax could squeeze Indian household budgets, dampen consumption and investment, and undermine one of India's steadiest sources of foreign exchange, warns a brief by the Delhi-based Centre for WTO Studies.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2025

In some households, remittance money is “spent on something without any benefit for the family,” said Castillo Villegas.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 2024

That the panic inside Wall Street firms had begun before June 25 suggested to Michael Burry mainly that the Wall Street firms might be working with inside information about the remittance data.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Kenya relies heavily on remittances from workers abroad.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

"Kerala continued to rely heavily on remittances from abroad, which have wavered, creating mounting fiscal pressures and inadequate employment generation, especially among youth," says Ruparelia.

From BBC May 26, 2026

The wealthy Gulf countries know Pakistan relies on them for remittances and low-interest loans.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

That means that tourist dollars and remittances that enter Cuba through official channels go into Gaesa’s bank.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

It was a belated admission that tens of thousands of famine-stricken North Koreans had already gone to China and that the country was increasingly dependent on their remittances.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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