rted a loss before income taxes of US$8.9m even though revenue grew by 7% to US$1.3bn.Overall money transfer transaction volumes grew by 14% led by an 18% increase in sends originating outside the US. There was a 13% increase in cross-border sends from the US??? while intra-US transaction volumes rose by 10%.Africa is no exception to our growth??? MoneyGram vice-president for Europe and Africa??