Africa: Remittances to Sub-Saharan Africa Hit U.S.$35.2 Billion in 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa saw a modest growth of one per cent in remittances in 2015, compared to 0.2 percent in 2014, says the World Bank's latest edition of the Migration and Development Brief. According to the report, remittances to the region are expected to increase further this year, by 3.4 per cent, to $36 billion, from

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