DUBLIN: Migrant workers in Ireland sent home $1.3 billion (€1.16 billion) in remittances last year, one of the highest per capita levels in Europe, according to the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
The agency’s Sending Money Home: European flows and markets report showed more than 30 per cent of the outflow from Ireland, equating to $392 million, went to Nigeria.
The other top recipients included Poland ($217 million), Lithunia ($142 million), India ($85 million), China ($72 million), Hungary ($64 million) and Philippines ($60 million).