The World Bank in its latest report has said that India received $120 billion in remittances in 2023, which is almost twice as $66 billion received by Mexico during the same period. It said remittances to India are forecast to grow at 3.7 per cent to $124 billion in 2024, and at 4 per cent to reach $129 billion in 2025. It noted that India’s efforts to link its Unified Payments Interface with source countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Singapore are expected to reduce costs and speed up remittances.
The report said growing at 7.5 per cent, remittance flows to India touched $120 billion in 2023, reflecting the benefits of a deceleration in inflation and strong labour markets in the United States, the largest destination for India’s skilled migrants, and other OECD destinations, as well as positive demand for skilled and less-skilled workers in the GCC countries (which, together, are the second-largest destination for Indian migrants).
According to the report, remittance flows to India from the United Arab Emirates, which account for 18 per cent and are the second-largest source of India’s remittances after the United States, benefited from the February 2023 agreement. The latter established a framework to promote the use of local currencies for cross-border transactions and cooperation for interlinking payment and messaging systems between India and the United Arab Emirates. It added that the use of dirhams and rupees in cross-border transactions is instrumental in channelling more remittances through formal channels. In addition to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar account for 11 per cent of India’s total remittances.
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