{"version":"1","article":{"id":"egypt-remittances-rise-first-seven-months-2026","slug":"egypt-remittances-rise-first-seven-months-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/egypt-remittances-rise-first-seven-months-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-remittances-rise-first-seven-months-2026?lang=en","title":"Egypt remittances rose 28.1% in first seven months of 2026","summary":"The Central Bank of Egypt said remittances from Egyptians working abroad rose 28.1% year on year to about $29.7 billion in January–July 2026. July inflows reached $4.5 billion.","category":"finance","region":"world","topics":["statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-07","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Central Bank of Egypt","url":"https://www.cbe.org.eg/en/news-publications/news/2026/09/21/10/22/remittances-july-2026","publishedAt":"2026-09-21","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"},{"name":"Egypt State Information Service","url":"https://sis.gov.eg/en/media-center/news/cbe-remittances-from-egyptians-abroad-jump-281-to-297-billion-in-first-7-months-of-2026/","publishedAt":"2026-09-21","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/egypt-remittances-rise-first-seven-months-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-remittances-rise-first-seven-months-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/egypt-remittances-rise-first-seven-months-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-remittances-rise-first-seven-months-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/egypt-remittances-rise-first-seven-months-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-remittances-rise-first-seven-months-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/egypt-remittances-rise-first-seven-months-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-remittances-rise-first-seven-months-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/egypt-remittances-rise-first-seven-months-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-remittances-rise-first-seven-months-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["In a 21 September release, the central bank said remittances sent to Egypt by Egyptians working abroad totalled about $29.7 billion in the first seven months of 2026. It said this was 28.1% above the approximately $23.2 billion recorded in the same period of 2025.","July remittances rose 20% year on year to about $4.5 billion, compared with around $3.8 billion in July 2025. These figures compare the nominal dollar flows reported by the central bank; the release does not break down the reasons for the increase or how households used the transfers."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The Central Bank of Egypt said remittances from Egyptians working abroad rose 28.1% year on year to about $29.7 billion in January–July 2026. July inflows reached $4.5 billion.\n\nIn a 21 September release, the central bank said remittances sent to Egypt by Egyptians working abroad totalled about $29.7 billion in the first seven months of 2026. It said this was 28.1% above the approximately $23.2 billion recorded in the same period of 2025.\n\nJuly remittances rose 20% year on year to about $4.5 billion, compared with around $3.8 billion in July 2025. These figures compare the nominal dollar flows reported by the central bank; the release does not break down the reasons for the increase or how households used the transfers.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"}}}