Remittances drop as 'unofficial channels' thrive amid widening exchange rate gap - Newspaper
Inflows dip to $2.2bn in October, down 9pc over September and 16pc on annual basis...
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Inflows dip to $2.2bn in October, down 9pc over September and 16pc on annual basis...
The reason for the move is the lenient application of law and punishment handed down to drug smugglers in Pakistan.
Salman Khan KARACHI: Overseas Pakistanis remitted record $29.4 billion during 2020-21, helping the country meet its widening trade deficit and expected current account deficit in the last month of the just-ended fiscal year. The central bank said that with inflows of around $2.7bn in June (9pc growth year-on-year) and 8pc (month-on-month), workers’ remittances continued their unprecedented streak of above $2bn for a record 13th consecutive month. Data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday showed that remittances posted a 27 per cent year-on-year growth, which was the fas...