October migrant worker inflows hit $735.6M, pushing 10-month total past $7.6 Bn

Sri Lanka’s migrant workers sent home a record-breaking $735.6 million in October 2026, marking a 3.31% year-on-year increase and extending an extraordinary streak of robust foreign currency inflows to nine consecutive months.

The achievement underscores the remarkable resilience of the nation’s overseas workforce and reflects a decisive shift toward formal banking channels, even as geopolitical tension and uncertainty escalate across the Middle East, the primary hub for Sri Lankan labour.

Source: Daily News