International Migration amid a World in Crisis
By Joseph Chamie Prepared for The Center for Migration Studies Executive Summary This article comprehensively examines international migration trends and policies in light of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. It begins by reviewing migration developments throughout the past 60 years. It then examines pandemic-related migration trends and policies. It […]
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JanPM Imran Khan thanks overseas Pakistanis for ‘record-breaking’ month of remittances
Published in The News on January 08, 2021 Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that Pakistan had had a “record-breaking” month for December as far as remittances is concerned, saying that the country had received $2.4bn in December. “MashaAllah, 1st time in Pakistan remittances have been above $2 bn for 6[…]
SBP Launches Survey of Overseas Pakistanis to Assess Recent Trends and Prospects for Remittances
Published in External Relations Department on December 24, 2020 State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in collaboration with Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (MPD&SI) has launched a survey of Overseas Pakistanis to analyze recent trends in remittances and the future outlook. The survey will be available to all Overseas[…]
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JanGrowth versus stability
By Rashid Amjad Published in DAWN on January 04, 2021 THE consensus amongst the economic policymaking triumvirate in government — finance, planning and State Bank — that an IMF-prescribed economic stability package was the only solution to Pakistan’s economic ills and road to eventual growth has begin to show cracks.[…]
