In the first quarter of 2019, money transfers from Russia to Uzbekistan were sent to $ 818 million, the Central Bank of Russia reports.
$ 340 million was sent to Uzbekistan by the Russians, $ 478 million - by citizens of Uzbekistan and representatives from other countries. The average amount of one transfer was $ 349. For the same period, $ 75 million was sent from Uzbekistan to Russia.
According to the Central Bank, Uzbekistan ranked second among all countries in terms of transfers from Russia. Switzerland ranked first with more than $ 1.3 billion.
$ 462 million was sent from Russia to Tajikistan, $ 453 million to Kyrgyzstan, $ 137 million to Kazakhstan.