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remittance

[ri-mit-ns] / rɪˈmɪt ns /












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Treasury officials also suspended several general licenses for remittance payments and provided more sanctions-risk guidance to those who comply with Iran’s demands in the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 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

"Remittances from India go to the poorest households in Nepal although per capita remittance is much lower than what migrants going to the Gulf or Southeast Asia sent," says Prof Sharma.

From BBC Sep. 11, 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

Ending TPS would be a shock to El Salvador’s economy, where remittances from Salvadorans in the U.S. make up nearly a quarter of the nation’s GDP — nearly $10 billion last year.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Originally built around low-fee, foreign-currency transactions, Revolut is widely used by international travelers and migrants sending remittances home.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Indian businesses are facing cash-strapped consumers, reeling from shortages in cooking gases, and seeing sharp spikes in cost of living and lower remittances.

From Barron's May 30, 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

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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