Social Protection

Remittances could fall by $100 billion because of COVID-19 – here’s why that matters

People wear a protective masks as they buy tickets at the Beijing South Railway Station, after an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China July 3, 2020.

The total value of remittances reached $714 billion in 2019. Image: REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Harry Kretchmer
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