Remittances
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Pakistani-Americans remain a big source of remittances with a 23.58% boost this year
The remittances sent by Pakistani-Americans jumped 23.58 percent to $2.516 billion during the first nine months of the 2019 fiscal year. The State Bank of Pakistan data shows that overseas Pakistanis sent $15.096 billion in the...April 17, 2019 723 0 -
Imran Khan pledges incentives for overseas Pakistanis to maximize remittances
Pakistan has long benefited from remittances that its overseas citizens send back home. Now Imran Khan wants to double the amount of foreign currency inflows in order to shore up foreign exchange reserves. The prime minister...October 13, 2018 1025 0 -
Migrant workers sent $481 billion remittances last year to benefit one billion people
Photo: UNDP on Sustainable Development Goals Remittances sent by migrant workers from around the world to their families touch lives of one in every seven persons on the planet – over one billion people. Millions of...June 17, 2018 1063 0