From now on Western Union consumers will no longer have to visit currency exchange points before they transfer money to their relatives or friends in Uzbekistan. Even the service fee is charged in the currency of the money transfer. The table below shows a scale of tariffs denominated in rubles for remittances from Russia to Uzbekistan.

The new tariff scale is based on the standard fee structure which consists in charging a fixed fee depending on the sum of a money transfer. The tariff scale is regressive: the bigger the amount sent, the more favorable is the price. Only the sender pays a fee.

“We constantly look for ways to meet our customers’ needs,” says Djalil Khaydarov, Western Union Central Asia and Azerbaijan Country Director. “Giving them the choice of sending Rubles from Russia means greater convenience - there is no need to exchange currency before making a Western Union transaction, At the same time in Uzbekistan their families or friends will be able to collect the money in the US dollars at any Western Union location.”

“Another benefit for our consumers is that the RUR-USD exchange rate at all of our locations in the country is fixed and is not affected by currency fluctuations. This is one of the biggest advantages for consumers originally from Uzbekistan now living in Russia.”

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