The World Bank Group published its latest statistics on the cost of sending remittances from 48 source countries and in 105 receiving countries. The cost includes, among others, transaction fees, the applicable exchange rate, and the speed of the service. According to these statistics, the cost of sending $200 from the United States to Lebanon stood at $23.94 in the second quarter of 2024, representing 11.97% of the total amount transferred, unchanged on a quarterly basis. This qualifies the USA-Lebanon corridor to be the second most expensive among all money corridors emanating from the United States. In a related note, the average cost of sending $500 from the United States to Lebanon remained stable at $29.03 (5.81% of the transferred amount) on a quarterly basis as well. Furthermore, the World Bank statistics revealed that the cost of sending $200 from Canada dropped to $18.02 (9.01%), with that of sending $200 from Australia following suit and dropping to $23.10 (11.55%). As far as European countries are concerned, the cost of sending $200 from Sweden and the United Kingdom to Lebanon increased to $15.75 (7.88% of the transferred amount) and $18.64 (9.32% of the transferred amount) respectively, while that of sending $200 from France dropped to $17.73 (8.86%). Similarly, the cost of sending $500 from the aforementioned European countries attained $29.67 in the case of Sweden, $33.75 in the case of France and $38.14 for the UK. The cost of sending $200 from Germany to Lebanon increased to $16.15 (8.07% of the transferred amount) in Q2-2024 with that of sending $500 from the same country concurrently rising to $34.94 (6.99% of the transferred amount). It is worth noting that Lebanon emerged as the 5^th most expensive destination for receiving $200 from Germany. On a regional basis, the cost of sending $200 from Saudi Arabia to Lebanon rose to $10.44 (5.22% of the transferred amount) in the second quarter of 2024, with that of sending $500 also increasing to $16.90 (3.38%).