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Overseas Pakistan

Overseas workers' remittances up 27.4% MoM, clock in at $2.5bn in March

Updated 10 Apr, 2023 04:13pm

Inflow highest since August 2022, attributed to Ramadan factor
Cumulative figure for July to March 2022-23 stands at $20.527bn, 10.8% lower year-on-year

Jul-Dec remittances fall 11pc to $14.1bn YoY

Published 14 Jan, 2023 06:22am

KARACHI: Inflows of home remittances recorded a decline of 11 percent during the first half of this fiscal year...

Remittances down 19% year-on-year, clock in at $2.04bn in December

Updated 13 Jan, 2023 09:02pm

Inflow declines for fourth successive month
Cumulative inflow during July-December 11.1% lower on yearly basis

Joint session of Parliament approves electoral reforms, NAB amendment bills

Updated 09 Jun, 2022 09:51pm

Earlier, President refused to sign the bills even after both the houses approved them

Voting rights for overseas Pakistanis have not been revoked: law minister

Published 27 May, 2022 03:24pm

Azam Nazeer Tarar says government wants to give them representation in Senate and National Assembly

Roshan Digital Account: cumulative inflows reach $3.16bn

Updated 05 Jan, 2022 06:26pm

SBP says inflow of $244mn recorded in December

Roshan Digital Account: Inflows climb above $2.9bn in November this year

Updated 09 Dec, 2021 03:25pm

State Bank of Pakistan says 299,676 accounts have been opened so far from across 175 countries

PM launches 'Sohni Dharti Remittance Programme', says will do more for overseas Pakistanis

Published 25 Nov, 2021 07:22pm

Govt continues to encourage efforts of overseas Pakistanis through various initiatives, adds prime minister

Roshan Digital Account: Inflows hit $2.68 billion, but pace slows down in October

Updated 05 Nov, 2021 10:05pm

Out of the overall deposit, 69% has been invested in Naya Pakistan Certificates, while a mere 1% has gone to the stock market

PM Imran directs appointment of 'facilitating officers' for overseas Pakistanis

Published 03 Nov, 2021 04:48pm

Orders report in 21 days, appointment meant to streamline services being offered to non-resident Pakistanis

Roshan Digital Account: Full-year inflow clocks in at $2.11 billion

Published 08 Sep, 2021 12:57pm

Pakistan attracts $245 million in August, taking cumulative amount to $2.114 billion

Pakistan's remittances reach historic high of $29.4 billion in FY21

Updated 13 Jul, 2021 01:14pm

Post 27% year-on-year increase with inflows dominated by remittances from Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, and US

Pakistan to launch soft loan scheme for Overseas Workers

Published 03 May, 2021 11:16am

Under the initiative, soft loans will be provided to the labourers and the overseas Pakistanis returning from foreign countries so that they could set up their own businesses.

PM lauds Overseas Pakistanis as Deposits in RDAs cross $1bn mark

Updated 24 Apr, 2021 02:30pm

As per the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the increase comes on the back of an inflow of $ 194mn in April. Inflows have been accelerating every month since the RDA launch in September 2020.

Govt expects Remittances to exceed $27bn this fiscal

Published 15 Apr, 2021 02:27pm

Workers’ remittance sent by overseas Pakistanis rose by 26 percent during the first nine months of this fiscal year.
The share of remittances in the GDP has gone up to 10 percent.

Kuwait assures to increase Pakistani workforce presence

Published 20 Mar, 2021 02:00pm

"He assured me of increased participation of Pakistani skilled workforce in various sectors in Kuwait in coming times,” tweeted Bukhari.

Workers Remittances see 'exceptional' growth of over 24pc in February

Updated 12 Mar, 2021 10:07am

On a cumulative basis, remittances rose to an unprecedented $18.7bn during Jul-Feb FY21, up 24.1pc compared to the same period last year.

Baqir expects more milestones as Roshan Digital Accounts achieve $500mn target

Updated 18 Feb, 2021 12:51pm

“It is a great day for us as the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Roshan Digital Accounts have achieved the milestone of $500 million,” said Baqir in a ceremony on Thursday, while thanking the Prime Minister for the premier’s vision alongside lauding the Overseas Pakistanis as well.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 4	159.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 4	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 4	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 4	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
India Sensex / Jun 4	74,289.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 4	67,399.25
Hang Seng / Jun 4	25,221.79
FTSE 100 / Jun 4	10,349.70
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 4	24,899.30
France CAC40 / Jun 4	8,185.81

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 4	95.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,475.32
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 4	80.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Paramount Spinning / Jun 4 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	7.63 ▲ 0.92 (13.71%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 4 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	5.19 ▲ 0.62 (13.57%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 4 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.40 ▲ 0.97 (13.06%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 4 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.67 ▲ 1.7 (10.02%)
Tri-Star Power / Jun 4 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	15.38 ▲ 1.4 (10.01%)
Ansari Sug. / Jun 4 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 4 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	79.73 ▲ 7.25 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 4 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	90.73 ▲ 8.25 (10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 4 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,381.07 ▲ 216.46 (10%)
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 4 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	15.18 ▲ 1.38 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 4 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	31.01 ▼ -3.24 (-9.46%)
Crescent Cotton / Jun 4 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	36.50 ▼ -3.1 (-7.83%)
Popular Islamic / Jun 4 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.02 ▼ -1.55 (-6.58%)
Crescent Fib. / Jun 4 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	56.10 ▼ -3.89 (-6.48%)
Shams Textile / Jun 4 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	39 ▼ -2.61 (-6.27%)
Shakarganj / Jun 4 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	106.55 ▼ -6.75 (-5.96%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 4 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	28.06 ▼ -1.72 (-5.78%)
Premier Sugar / Jun 4 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	420 ▼ -23.79 (-5.36%)
IGI Life Ins / Jun 4 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	20 ▼ -1.12 (-5.3%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jun 4 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	75 ▼ -4.17 (-5.27%)

Stock	Volume
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	86,968,788 ▲ 0.32
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 4 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	18,733,346 ▲ 0.67
P.T.C.L. / Jun 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	16,415,307 ▲ 1.67
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 4 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	16,359,328 ▼ -0.23
Hascol Petrol / Jun 4 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,886,914 ▲ 0.89
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 4 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	14,239,708 ▲ 2.31
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 4 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	14,042,977 ▲ 0.31
B.O.Punjab / Jun 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13,436,857 ▲ 0.36
TPL Properties / Jun 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	12,937,496 ▲ 0.35
Dewan Cement / Jun 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	12,607,512 ▲ 0.05

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