BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, November 6. Individuals sent $271.3 million from Russia to Kyrgyzstan through money transfer systems in September 2024, Trend reports.
According to the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan, the figure rose by 1.5 times compared to the same period last year.
From January through September 2024, Russia transferred $2.1 billion to Kyrgyzstan, a 16.9 percent increase over the same period in 2023.
In total, the value of transfers to Kyrgyzstan in September amounted to $284.8 million, which is 44.3 percent more than in September 2023. Specifically, Kyrgyzstan received $274.3 million from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries.
By the end of last year, the total volume of money transfers to Kyrgyzstan amounted to $2.706 billion, which is a decrease of 12.3 percent, or $380.4 million, compared to 2022. The majority of this money, totaling $2.550 billion, came from CIS countries, with $2.531 billion from Russia and $16.7 million from Kazakhstan.