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Sep

Remittances soar to $3b in Aug

By Salman Siddiqui Published in The Express Tribune on September 10, 2024 KARACHI: Workers’ remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis remained strong at nearly $3 billion in August 2024, marking a significant 40.5% increase compared to the same month last year. T his robust growth is attributed to the prolonged stability of the rupee against the dollar […]

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Sep

Pakistan’s human exports

By Rafia Zakaria Published in Dawn on September 04, 2024 WHEREVER in the world you go, you are bound to come across Pakistanis in various states of despair. These days, travel to any European capital — Athens, Rome or Paris, for example — and you will see groups of immigrants huddled together on the streets and in[…]

Remittances go up in better economic conditions: study

By Amin Ahmed Published in Dawn on August 26, 2024 ISLAMABAD: A study published by the Asian Development Bank finds that Pakistani migrants tend to remit more when economic conditions are improving back home and when there is positive association between remittances and domestic economic activity. “This suggests that there is an opportunistic dimension to the remittance[…]