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Bookmark or Share- Migrants sent home $800 billion remittances to these countries in 2022 ...The strength of the rouble – prompted by Moscow’s insistence that 80% of all Russian companies’ foreign earnings must be converted into the currency, as well as by surging oil prices – has boosted the value of remittances from Russia to countries in Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus.
- Global migration, by the numbers | World Economic ForumMigration has been a key contributor to population change in some countries, such as Equatorial Guinea, where the proportion of international migrants as a percentage of the country’s population has increased sharply in recent years. Nearly 17% of people now living in Equatorial Guinea are migrants, compared to less than 1% as recently as 2005.
- Foreign aid: These countries are the most generousMuch like the US for total spend, Sweden emerges ahead of the crowd on this measure. Last year, Sweden’s net ODA was 1.41% of gross national income, and the country has committed to keeping this figure above 1%.
- Which countries are best at English as a second language?The report found that better English in a country correlates with higher income, higher levels of innovation and a better quality of life In nearly all countries surveyed, women had stronger English skills than men.
- Why do countries keep foreign currency reserves? | World Economic ForumSri Lanka’s foreign currency reserves have fallen by 99% since 2019, amid an economic crisis that has seen the country’s president overthrown. Foreign currency or exchange reserves, otherwise known as forex reserves, comprise cash and other assets like gold that are held by central banks.
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