Remittances 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 […]
WB says remittances to South Asia will slow slightly
By Tahir Amin Published in Business Recorder on May 13, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected that remittances to South Asia region in 2021 will slow slightly to 3.5 percent due to a moderation of growth in high-income economies and a further expected drop in migration to the GCC[…]
Sequencing IMF reforms
By Rashid Amjad Published in DAWN on May 10, 2021 THE release of the anxiously awaited IMF staff report — completed in early March this year and combining the second to fifth reviews under the Extended Fund Facility to the IMF Board — led to some chilling headlines. ‘Whopping Rs[…]
PM Imran Khan launches two new schemes for overseas Pakistanis today
Published in The News on April 29, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan announced two new schemes for overseas Pakistanis today (Thursday). In an event held here at the capital, the premier thanked Governor State Bank Reza Baqir for his role in bringing about the two schemes; Roshan Apni Car[…]