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17:07 GMT, Thursday, 4 December 2008

Iraqis supporting family abroad

An Iraqi woman refugee sells cigarettes in Amman Are you an Iraqi who either sends or receives money from relatives out of the country?

BBC News is interested in hearing about your experiences, for a forthcoming series on remittances.

Migrant workers and expatriates have been sending part of their wages to their families back home for years.

But with many Iraqis fleeing violence at home, money is also travelling in the opposite direction as families support relatives living as refugees abroad.

The UNHCR estimates that of the 4.7m Iraqis who fled their homes in recent years, more than 2m have left the country.


Are you sending or receiving money from Iraqi family members in a different country to you? How much effect will the economic downturn have on these transactions? Are you Iraqi and working for a multi-national company in your country? Send us your stories using the form below.

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