OREANDA-NEWS. August 11, 2014. As it was informed about this at the Central Bank of Russia, noting that in I quarter of 2013, the amount of personal transfers from Russia to Moldova amounted to USD416 million.

Moldova ranks the 5-th place after Uzbekistan (USD 1 billion 265 million), Ukraine (USD 729 million), Tajikistan (USD 683 million) and Kyrgyzstan (USD 417 million).

It should be noted that the amount of personal transfers from Russia to Moldova in 2013 made up USD 2 billion 248 million, increasing by 14.7% in comparison with the previous year. According to the CBR, personal transfers are the household income coming from abroad from their members and from households of non-resident associated, as a rule, with temporary or permanent migration.

Transfers can be carried out both through official channels - through banks, post offices, money transfer systems, and by transfer of cash and material values from a household member of his household or from one household to another. Personal transfers include: personal transfers and net wages.