Remittances to Guatemala grow by 8.69 percent

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However, the rate of growth is down a bit from last year, when remittances increased by 12.64 percent year-over-year.
The Bank of Guatemala reports that during June Guatemalans remitted 384 million dollars. So far this year they have sent home 2.14 billion dollars.

Source: prensalibre.com

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