Remittances soar to all-time high in FY21
By Salman Siddiqui Published in DAWN on July 13, 2021 KARACHI: The amount sent home by overseas Pakistanis in fiscal year 2020-21 registered the fastest growth in past 18 years and rose to an all-time high of $29.4 billion while playing a leading role in boosting country’s foreign currency reserves […]
The new kingdom
By Rafia Zakaria Published in DAWN on July 07, 2021 ABOUT a decade ago, the rulers of Saudi Arabia faced some difficult truths. Fossil fuels, experts must have told them, were increasingly a losing bet. The dark liquid that they extracted from the earth would not bring in the millions[…]
Remittance loyalty programme on the cards
Published in DAWN on July 03, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government will soon launch a `National Remittance Loyalty Programme’ for overseas Pakistanis to provide them incentives for their contributions to the country’s development. While presiding over a meeting on remittances on Friday, the prime minister[…]
UAE Cabinet approves national agenda for non-oil export development
Published in arynews.tv on June 28, 2021 The UAE cabinet has adopted an agenda to develop its non-oil export development sector as the country aims to increase its exports by 50 percent. Chaired by Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid[…]









