Sri Lanka received a total of $ 6,865.4 million in workers’ remittances from January to September this year, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

The figure represents an increase of $ 1,053.7 million compared with the corresponding period last year, when workers’ remittances totalled $ 5,811.7 million.

Meanwhile, workers’ remittances received in September this year amounted to $ 734.4 million, up from $ 695.7 million recorded in September last year, reflecting a year-on-year increase in remittance inflows.