The IT and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) export remittances consisting of computer services and call center services have surged to $1.98 billion at a growth rate of 47.1 percent in the first eleven months of the current fiscal year 2020-2021 (July-May), compared to $1.29 billion during the same period of 2019-2020.
This was announced by the Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin ul Haque.He said that the country would achieve an IT exports target of $2 billion by end of the current fiscal year and $5 billion by June 2023.
The government has set a target of $5 billion for export remittances through information technology and IT-enabled services during the next three years.
Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque said that the government was taking all possible steps to ensure long-term IT industry growth trajectory and to enhance IT industry exports to $5 billion by 2023.
