BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, August 10. A total of $238.7 million was sent to Kyrgyzstan via international money transfer systems in June 2024, which is a 7 percent decrease compared to May 2024 ($253.3 million), Trend reports.
According to the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan, $223.2 million in transfers came from Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. Transfers from Russia accounted for $222.7 million, those from Kazakhstan amounted to $200,000, and other CIS countries contributed $300,000.
In turn, transfers from non-CIS countries totaled $15.5 million, with $5.6 million coming from the US and $1.3 million from Türkiye. Transfers from other non-CIS countries amounted to $8.6 million.
By the end of last year, the volume of money transfers to the country amounted to $2.706 billion, which is 12.3 percent, or $380.4 million, less than in 2022. The majority of the money came from CIS countries, totaling $2.550 billion. Specifically, $2.531 billion came from Russia, and $16.7 million came from Kazakhstan.
