INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The total quantity of remittances received by Sri Lanka through foreign employment over the past 10 years is USD 61,147 million, Deputy
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment Arun Hemachandra has stated.Responding to a question raised in Parliament today (22 ),
the Deputy Minister specified that this totals up to Rs
13,946 billion.Deputy Minister Hemachandra exposed this info based on data issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), covering the
10-year duration from 2015 to May 2025
He likewise pointed out that, as of February 25, 2025, the variety of Sri Lankans employed overseas was approximately 1,345,801.