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JunPakistan becomes manpower export leader in region: ministry
Published in The Express Tribune on June 14, 2021 SAPM Sayed Zulfiqar Bukhari announced on Monday that Pakistan had become a regional ‘Manpower Export Leader’ despite the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a tweet from the ministry, more than 224,705 Pakistanis went abroad for employment in 2020 as compared to 217,699 from […]
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JunRemittances exceed $2bn for 12th straight month with highest inflows from Saudi Arabia, UAE
Published in DAWN on June 10, 2021 Remittances from Pakistani workers employed abroad exceeded $2 billion for the 12th month in a row in May 2021, with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) crediting “proactive policy measures by the Government and the State Bank of Pakistan encouraging expats to use[…]
Record remittances
Published in DAWN on May 21, 2021 REMITTANCES sent home by Pakistanis living and working abroad continue to surge, defying the economic slowdown resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. State Bank data shows that diaspora remittances jumped by a hefty 29pc to an all-time high of $24.2bn during the 10-month period[…]
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MayRemittances rise to an all-time high of $2.8bn in April
Published in DAWN on May 18, 2021 Remittances by overseas Pakistani continued to surge, rising to an all-time high of $2.8 billion in April, 56 per cent higher than a year ago, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Tuesday. Cumulatively, during the July-April FY21 workers’ remittances rose to[…]
