Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Lenh commented that although the amount is lower than thatof last year, it is still a good result.
The figure is expected to surge in the rest of the year andon the thresholds of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, he held, adding thatthis is an important resource supporting the socio-economic development of thecity and the stability of the foreign currency supply in the city andthe country.
He noted that over the years, HCM City has been a leading localityin remittance inflows, with about 6.5-6.6 billion USD in 2021, up 9% year onyear despite the COVID-19 pandemic. In the year, the whole country received about12.5 billion USD.
To prepare for the peak season of receiving remittances at year-end, many local banks have launched various promotion programmes toattract more money./.
VNA
