Migrant workers sent more money to India than any other country last year

Aug 30, 2019

People from India's northeastern states, walk at the platform upon their return from southern Indian states, at the railway station in Guwahati in the northeastern Indian state of Assam August 18, 2012. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured migrants from the northeast that they were safe as thousands fled Mumbai, Bangalore and other cities on Friday, fearing a backlash from violence against Muslims in Assam. REUTERS/Utpal Baruah (INDIA - Tags: TRANSPORT CIVIL UNREST RELIGION POLITICS) - GM1E88I150301

For smaller countries remittances make up a much higher percentage of GDP. Image: REUTERS/Utpal Baruah

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