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Remittance sets new benchmark

Rejaul Karim Byron
Remittance reached $14.17 billion setting another benchmark in 2012 and offering the government a cushion against eroding for-eign exchange reserves and exchange ratevolatility.
Inward remittances grew 16.43 percent in 2012 from the previous year, when it accelerated 10 percent from 2010.
Migrant workers remitted $1.28 billion back home in December — a 16.60 percent rise from the previous month. In
$1,100 a year with every new expatriate, said Zahid Hussain, senior economist of the World Bank, citing a study of his organisation. The trend of manpower export has to be maintained to continue the growth, he said.
Last fiscal year, manpower export increased 57 percent and the total number of workers went abroad was 691,402, the second highest in Bangladesh's history, according to the central bank statistics. In 2007-08, around 981,102 workers went abroad for jobs.
In the first three
the last 12 months, the number is the highest remittance inflow in a single month, according to data from Bangladesh Bank.
Remittance inflow goes up by $1,000 to
months of the current fiscal year, manpower export declined 6.69 percent from the same period last year.
In September, manpower export stood at 33,161 persons, down from 52,939 in September last year.
A Bangladesh Bank official said the central bank has taken all measures to send remittances quickly to the recipients. BB monitors the forex market cautiously to save the recipients from being affected from the depreciation of the taka.
"An increase in the outflow of workers and the steps taken for quick and safe transfer of money bolstered the inflow," a central bank official said yesterday.
The official also said the government should take steps to keep up the trend of the manpower export. He said efficient ambassadors need to be appointed in the
countries which have prospects and in those which have problems.
Saudi Arabia stopped renewing visas to fresh workers in 2008 while Abu Dhabi stopped such renewal in September last year.
Observers feel that if the government takes diplomatic efforts, it will not be difficult to solve this problem, and in this regard the ambassadors will have to play a bold role.
A WB official said remittance has a multiplier effect on Bangladesh's economy. He said in the recent times, the foreign currency reserve of the country increased mainly due to the increased remittance inflow.
Foreign currency reserves reached $12.76 billion yesterday.