remittance
Example Sentences
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It can directly lead to less consumer demand and labor supply within the U.S., but also indirectly affect the amount of remittance money that foreign workers send home to their families abroad.
From Barron's
“There isn’t a family in Venezuela that doesn’t have a son, a brother, an uncle, or a nephew living elsewhere,” he said, adding that 50% of households in Venezuela depend on remittances from abroad.
From Los Angeles Times
Personal remittances between private citizens in the U.S. and Venezuela aren’t the target of sanctions enforcement, according to guidelines on the U.S.
Many Cubans rely on remittances from family members abroad.
The yen's weakness has devalued remittances sent home and there is increasing competition from labour markets such as South Korea, denting Japan's reputation among Vietnamese, immigration expert Jotaro Kato told AFP.
From Barron's
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