Workers remittances remained over $2 bn in Feb for ninth consecutive month Published On Worker’s remittances surge 24.2 percent in February KARACHI (Dunya News) – For ninth consecutive month, the workers’ remittances from abroad remained above $2 billion in February 2021. According to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), on Thursday, workers’ remittances received in last month amounted to $ 2.266 billion; almost at same level of the previous month and 24.2 % higher than of February 2020. During July 2020 to February 2021, workers’ remittances reached $18.7 billion; 24.1 percent higher than the corresponding period of last year. A large part of workers ‘remittance inflow during this period was sourced from Saudi Arabia ($5.0 billion), United Arab Emirates ($3.9 billion), United Kingdom ($2.5 billion) and United States ($1.6 billion).
WORLD / AFRICA By Xinhua Published: Mar 10, 2021 09:11 AM People buy charcoal amid a cooking gas shortage in Khartoum, capital of Sudan, Feb. 5, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)
Photo taken on Feb. 6, 2021 shows a fisherman fishing on the bank of the White Nile in Khartoum, Sudan.(Photo: Xinhua)
The head of the United Nations mission in Sudan on Tuesday warned against ignoring economic hardships that are posing a risk to stability in the Northeast African country. We cannot ignore, though, that economic hardships are posing a risk to Sudan s stability, head of United Nations Integrated Transitional Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Volker Perthes, said in his first briefing to the Security Council s videoconference briefing on the mission.
Huolala driver arrested over death of client in Hunan By YANG ZEKUN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-03-04 09:04 Share CLOSE A driver for online moving company platform Huolala was formally arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of negligently causing the death of a female client in his van last month, police in Changsha, capital of Hunan province, announced. The driver, surnamed Zhou, allegedly deviated from the route set by the platform to save time before the customer, 23-year-old Che Shasha, fell from his moving van, according to a police report. Zhou, 38, is from Changsha. He signed up to be a driver for Huolala－a ride-hailing platform that concentrates on moving people s belongings－in September 2019.
Greek officials activated an emergency plan on Wednesday to support the healthcare system in the country and in the Attica region particularly in response to a steep spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases.