Sri Lankan workers remit over 635 mln USD in June


COLOMBO, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan workers sent 635.7 million U.S. dollars in remittances in June, up more than 22 percent from June 2024, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

Total remittances for 2024 reached 6.57 billion dollars. Between January and June 2025, remittances totaled more than 3.7 billion dollars, marking an 18.9 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to CBSL figures.

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