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Remittances in Pakistan hit Record High in July 2020

by News Publishing
August 17, 2020
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July marked as the highest ever Remittances received in a month from abroad to Pakistan. The workers employed abroad have sent extra remittances as per the less spending on Hajj due to the Pandemic. However, the increase is calculated to be a massive 36.5%.

UAE and Saudi Arabia are one of the most active sources of remittances in Pakistan, as per the global conditions, the officials were scared that might inflict harm to the remittance count. The economical crisis is observed across the globe, we are sure that measures is one of the only key sources of Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves.

More good news for Pak economy. Remittances from overseas Pakistanis reached $2,768 mn in July 2020, highest ever amount in one month in the history of Pakistan. This is 12.2% increase over June 2020 and 36.5% increase over July 2019.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 17, 2020

In July remittances were around $2.768 Billion, the increase is said to be 12.2pc from June, which was itself a high month for remittances; Says State Bank of Pakistan. Prime Minister Imran Khan tweeted and acknowledged that they are increased and lauded it as a Good News for Pakistan and its Economy.

The breakdown of Remittances

Saudi Arabia topped the remittance amount with a massive $821.6 Million, followed by UAE at $538.2 Million, United Kingdom hailing over the United States with $393.9 Million while the US stood at $250.6 Million.

Given the impact of Covid-19 globally, this increase in workers remittance is encouraging,

State Bank of Pakistan

The state of the World due to the global pandemic has worsened affecting major economies of the World. The unemployment rate rose all around the globe yet the remittances are very promising for the Economy. The growth rate of July 2019 when compared with current state was twice as high, majorly the factors being the decreased spending on Eid ul Azha.

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