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JanBy Mohiuddin Aazim Published in DAWN on January 18, 2021 Remittances remained above the $2 billion mark in December 2020 for the seventh month in a row. In the first half of 2020-21, inflows totalled $14.2bn. The amount was about 25 per cent higher than $11.37bn received in July-Dec 2019. The half-yearly inflows of remittances that surpassed […]
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 concludes with a series of general observations[…]
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JanPublished 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 consecutive months,” wrote the prime minister on[…]
