Overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City exceeded $2.86 billion in the first quarter of 2024, an annual increase of 35.4% and the highest recorded in three consecutive years.
Money sent from Asian countries made up 50.5 per cent of the total overseas remittances to HCM City last year, Việt Nam’s largest economic hub, a massive 143.8 per cent spike year-on-year, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s...
This represented a rise of nearly 3 per cent over 2019, a very positive result compared to the previous forecast in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Overseas remittances are expected to fall short of the target this year due to the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and shutdowns around the world.
Overseas remittances to HCM City in the first four months of the year are estimated to be US$1.8 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 2 per cent, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.
Remittances to Viet Nam are likely to increase in 2019 because overseas Vietnamese people believe in the stability of the economy and see better investment opportunities.
Remittances to HCM City from overseas in the first 11 months of 2019 exceed US$4 billion, and are expected to top $5 billion for the year, according to the State Bank of Viet Nam.
Overseas remittances flowing into HCM City touched US$3 billion in the first eight months of 2017, a 5 per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
The increasing amount of remittances sent by Vietnamese citizens working abroad has helped the country offset its trade deficit, reduce poverty, and improved the living standards of those receiving it.