OREANDA-NEWS. July 11, 2013. As the National Bank of Moldova informs, this May the remittances amounted to USD128,3 million, 0.8% down against USD 129.09 million recorded last May. In the structure of remittances in forex about 32.9% fell to USD, 36.6% to EUR and 30.5% to RUB in May, 2013.

Last May these indicators made up 39%, 38.6% and 22.4% of the total amount of the remittances respectively. Remittances via rapid money transfer systems made up USD 514.15 million or 88% of their total amount in January-May, 2013 against USD 464.05 million or 87.9% recorded in the same period of the last year. In 2012, remittances from aboard in favour in individuals made via banks amounted to USD1 billion 494.23 million, 3.5% up within the year.

The greatest amount of the remittances was transferred in October and made up USD 152.73 million the smallest one falling on January and being USD 81.9 million. The biggest receipts to Moldova come from Russia and Italy, NBM reports. According to the World Bank, remittances from Moldova’s labour migrants amount to 20% to 30% of GDP of Moldova.

The all-time peak of money transfers to Moldova made in favour of individuals via commercial banks was recorded in 2008, when they amounted to USD 1 billion 660.09million within the year.