Dismal earnings growth for tourism in Oct.

The Central Bank estimates earnings from tourism in October to be at $ 284 million, up by a mere 0.5% from a year earlier. 

However, month-on-month October earnings are higher in comparison to $ 276 million in September. Earnings during the first 10 months of 2018 amounted to $ 3.5 billion up by 10.6% from the corresponding period of last year.