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February remittances reach $2.2b

By Omar Qureshi Published in The Express Tribune on March 11, 2022 KARACHI: The remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis inched up 2% month-on-month to $2.2 billion in February 2022. The thin increase in remittances came following the resumption of global travel and non-inclusion of proceeds from the Roshan Digital Account in the overall remittances. According to […]

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Foreign debt peaks to $13b in Jul-Jan

By Shahbaz Rana Published in The Express Tribune on February 24, 2022 ISLAMABAD: The government received over $13 billion in foreign loans during the first seven months of current fiscal year, an increase of 70% over the same period of previous year, with no immediate respite in sight from growing indebtedness of Pakistan. The Ministry of Economic[…]

Remittances fall by 5pc in January

By Shahid Iqbal Published in DAWN on February 12, 2022 KARACHI: The remittances being sent by the overseas Pakistanis fell by 5 per cent year-on-year to $2.144 billion in January, showed data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday. On month-on-month, the remittances depicted a fall of $376 million or 15pc. The workers’ remittances[…]