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REVEALED: Soaring remittances to developing nations overtake foreign direct investment - The Real Truth

A Filipino migrant worker at a remittance centre in Hong Kong
A Filipino migrant worker sends money back home to the Philippines at a remittance centre in Hong Kong. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Remittances sent home by people who have migrated abroad have outstripped foreign direct investment in developing nations for the first time, a new report has found.

The International Organization for Migration found that international transfers increased 650% from $128bn (£102bn) to $831bn (£662bn) between 2000 and 2022.

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