MONEY transfers by overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to their families in the Philippines are in for a slowdown this year, as OFW deployment to Asia and the Middle East starts to taper off.

Remittances may grow between zero and 2.5 percent this year, according to the think tanks Eagle Watch and First Metro Investments Corp. (FMIC)-University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P).

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