Bessarabia went to work abroad began sending more money home to relatives. the National Bank of Moldova, shows that in February the bank were transferred 72 million dollars, with 1.4 million more than in same period last year, writes stireazilei.md, taken from Romanian Global News .

Experts explain this growth by overcoming the global crisis. They say hundreds of Moldova, which last year lost their jobs, now returned to the sites. Others began to receive higher wages, respectively, and increased remittances.

A sociological study shows that workers Moldovans, especially those in Europe, average wages of 1200 euros, of which 700 Euros I send home.

President of the Parliamentary Committee on Economy, Budget and Finance in Chisinau, Veaceslav Ionita said to StireaZilei.md, there is already a sign of stabilization in the volume of remittances to Moldova . This is explained by economic growth worldwide.

"The most important is that these remittances have begun to change shape, which means that the national economy recovers. In other words, remittances will not be a tool to alleviate poverty, but an investment. A Moldovans study shows that after 5-6 years of working abroad, return home and open a business, which creates some jobs, "said Ionita.

Last year, Moldovans sent home through commercial banks, about 1.2 billion dollars. But the record level was reached in 2008 when the size of remittances was U.S. $ 1.66 billion.

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