Overview of remittances received through PSD received from abroad. August 2018 у.
The volume of remittances received through SDP from individuals received from abroad from January to August of this year amounted to 220.5 billion tenge, which is 15.2% more than the same period last year.
Despite the increase in volume, growth rates have been declining for the second year in a row. A year earlier, the increase in the same period was 18.8%; even earlier, there was an increase of 2.4 times.
More than half of the amount of money received was sent using the Golden Crown system: 114.7 billion tenge, a 17.9% increase over the year. The share from Kazakhstan increased from 50.8% to 52%.
Next comes the Western Union system: 49.1 billion tenge, an increase over the year – by 25.5%. The share from Kazakhstan increased from 20.5% to 22.3%.
TOP-3 MoneyGram closes: 17.9 billion tenge, growth – 2.3 times. The share from Kazakhstan increased from 4% to 8.1%.
Among the countries from which transfers were made, Russia is leading: 111.8 billion tenge, which is 0.5% less than in January – August 2017. The share of the total volume decreased from 58.7% to 50.7%.
South Korea follows: 33.6 billion tenge, an increase of 2.3 times. The country’s share increased from 7.6% to 15.2%.
Kyrgyzstan closes the top three: 18.4 billion tenge, a 67.8% increase over the year. The share increased from 5.7% to 8.4%.
