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ECC okays Rs13.1b subsidy to retain inflows

By Shahbaz Rana Published in DAWN on August 12, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Wednesday approved a subsidy of Rs13.1 billion for retaining the inflows of foreign remittances at their existing level — $29.4 billion annually — amid ambiguity over an incremental increase in the amount. The government has also made […]

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Remittances jump to $2.71b in July

By Salman Siddiqui Published in DAWN on August 11, 2021 KARACHI: Pakistan has received the third largest workers’ remittances amounting to $2.71 billion in July, the first month of current fiscal year, making the much-needed finances available to pay for increasing imports which is a must to achieve the planned higher economic growth. This was the sixth[…]

Mio Sato, Chief of Mission, International Organization for Migration (IOM) visited CIMRAD

Ms. Mio Sato, Chief of Mission, IOM-Pakistan visited the Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS), Lahore School of Economics, along with Sibgha Ajaz, Project Coordinator, Migration Management Department, IOM on July 28, 2021. Dr. Nasra Shah and Dr. Fareeha Zafar represented the Institute’s Centre on International Migration, Remittances and Diaspora (CIMRAD), along with Research Associates Almazia Shahzad[…]