WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Philippines is the world’s third largest recipient of remittances, amid a global growth in inflows driven by Europe, Russia and the United States, the World Bank said in a report.

The World Bank said that aside from the Philippines, which received $33 billion in 2017, other top recipients were India, $69 billion; followed by China, $64 billion; Mexico, $31 billion; Nigeria, $22 billion; and Egypt, $20 billion.

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