DUSHANBE, July 16, 2008, Asia-Plus — The volume of transactions of the Unistream money transfer system in Tajikistan rose 127 percent in the year to July 1, 2008, reaching $285 million. As of July 1, the volume of the Unistream transactions in Tajikistan amounted to $126 million.
According to the Unistream analytical department, over the second quarter of this year, Unistream’s turnover in Tajikistan has amounted to $179 million, which is $97 million more than in the same period of last year.
According to the Unistream general director Suren Ayriyan, their network in Tajikistan has increased from 300 to 480 outlets over year and the system currently works with 10 financial institutions in the country.
Unistream is a Moscow-headquartered money transfer network, offering a wide range of money transfer services to the clientele around the world.
The Unistream money transfer system has been operating and expanding since 2001. It was founded by the Uniastrum bank, and has grown into a network with over 46,000 agent outlets where Unistream services are available, in 85 countries worldwide.
It is recognized as one of the most rapidly developing international money transfer networks in the former Soviet Union. Started in the Russia, Unistream has transformed itself into the efficient, modern network spanning across North America, Latin America, Central Africa, Australia, Eastern and Western Europe, Asia and the CIS countries. The company has partnership agreements with over 300 financial institutions worldwide, jointly developing a smooth, secure and robust money transfer system.
