Tunisia: Expatriates’ remittances up 23% in 2012

April 22, 2014July 11, 2016 expatriates, Tunisia

Remittances of Tunisians abroad posted an increase of 23% in 2012 compared to 2011, said Secretary of State for Immigration and Tunisian Expatriates.

Expatriates boost remittances by 4.1%

April 7, 2014July 11, 2016 country profile, expatriates, Latin America & Caribbean, remittances, Venezuela, ZAWYA

Jordanians’ remittances went up by 4.1 per cent until the end of March, standing at $550.1 million, up from $528.6

Filipino expatriates slam draft law that links regular remittance to passport renewal

March 7, 2014July 12, 2016 Asia and Oceania, country profile, Dubai, expatriates, filipino, Myanmar

Dubai: Filipino expatriates in the UAE slammed a draft law filed in Manila that would compel them to regularly send money to their family back home or risk not getting their passports renewed.

A draft law filed in the Philippine Congress aims to make remittances mandatory and regular for all Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) with legal dependants in the Philippines. Called House Bill 3576, the draft law, if approved, will authorise heads of Philippine missions to not renew passports of “erring OFWs” unless they show proof that they regularly send money home.