The Ethiopian diaspora has sent $1.4 billion to the country in five months alone, Selamawit Dawit, Director-General of the Ethiopian Diaspora Agency announced. “We have done a lot of works in terms of promoting legal means and mobilizing legal means for the Diaspora to use it and to have the best possible performance on remittances,” she said. Ms. Selamawit said the remittance amount is in sync with the Agency's expectation of $4 billion to be sent back home during the 2020/21 fiscal year. While highlighting the sizable amount of remittance sent despite the coronavirus pandemic, she added the need to put in more effort for the target to be achieved. In the previous year, the Ethiopian diaspora has sent $3.7 billion in remittances.

Source: Ethiopian News January 13, 2021 13:30 UTC