By Zafar Bhutta Published in The Express Tribune on September 14, 2024 ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has proposed performance-based incentives for banks and exchange companies to encourage higher remittance inflows through formal banking channels. Sources told The Express Tribune that during a recent Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) meeting, the deputy governor of SBP explained […]
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[…]
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[…]