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MarPublished in Dawn on March 21, 2025 Last year was the deadliest year for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people dying worldwide, the United Nations said on Friday, calling the “tragedy… unacceptable and preventable”. “At least 8,938 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2024,” the fifth year that numbers have reached record highs, the UN’s migration agency […]
Published in Dawn on March 11, 2025 KARACHI: Remittances from overseas Pakistani workers soared by nearly 40 per cent year-on-year in February 2025, reaching $3.12 billion, according to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data released on Monday. Compared to January 2025, remittance inflows increased by 3.8pc, providing much-needed financial support to the economy, government reserves and liquidity[…]
Published in Dawn on February 13, 2025 EVEN though workers’ remittances dipped, albeit negligibly, in January on a month-over-month basis, the earnings that overseas Pakistanis send home continue to help the country’s current account stay in the positive zone. That remittances are helping the current account run a surplus month after month amid a widening trade deficit[…]
