According to Bank of Portugal data consulted Wednesday by Lusa, Portuguese emigrants in Angola sent 19.23 million euros in January, which represents a decrease compared to the 22.7 million they had sent in January of last year.
In the opposite direction, Angolans in Portugal sent to their country 670 thousand euros, which represents a slight increase of 1.5 percent compared to the 660 thousand euros sent in January.
Overall, remittances from emigrants fell 12.2 percent in January of this year, to 269.4 million euros, while foreigners working in Portugal sent 42.4 million, which represents a 10.8 percent rise.
On the other hand, foreigners working in Portugal sent 43.4 million euros to their countries in January, which shows a 10.8 percent increase compared to the 39.1 million euros sent in the same period last year.
The value of remittances in January is the lowest since January 2017, when remittances in the first month of the year were 263.9 million euros, up from 230.8 million sent in January 2016.
