CAD roundup The current account deficit has been tamed to $623 million in April 2022. That is a sigh of relief in the midst of ... Published 23 May, 2022 07:21am
Opinion The sands of time are running out Perplexed and checkmated by coalition partners and in panic to stem the nose dive of the country’s economy over ... Published 21 May, 2022 04:34am
BR Research Remittances: Let’s see The home remittances growth has remained unabated. The monthly inflow in April-22 for the first time in the history... Published 16 May, 2022 06:20am
Markets Remittances clock in at $3.125bn in April, highest in Pakistan's history This is the highest amount of inflow recorded in a single month Inflow up 11.2% on a monthly basis, 11.9% on a year-on-year basis Updated 13 May, 2022 08:06pm
BR Research Roshan Digital keeps rising Last month when IK was ousted, there were threats by hardcore PTI expat supporters of taking money out from Roshan... Published 11 May, 2022 08:37am
Markets SBP allows Exchange Cos to maintain separate foreign currency account for MTOs In its bid to promote remittances, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to allow Exchange Companies (ECs) to... Updated 30 Apr, 2022 09:13pm
Business & Finance SCBPL delivers record performance in 1Q22 KARACHI: Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Limited (SCBPL) delivered a record performance in first quarter of 2022,... Published 28 Apr, 2022 06:31am
BR Research Remittances holding up Remittances for March 2022 touched the highest ever monthly level of $2.8 billion. This is an increase of over 28... Published 15 Apr, 2022 06:16am
Markets SBP rebuts 'fake news' on 'large withdrawals' from Roshan Digital Accounts Says inflows remain strong at around $86mn so far in April Updated 11 Apr, 2022 07:47pm
Editorials Remittances, reserves and development EDITORIAL: Inflow of remittances crossed the $20 billion mark in the first eight months (Jul-Feb) of the current... Published 17 Mar, 2022 04:53am
BR Research Remittances resilient? The significance of remittances never declines for Pakistan, and substantial hopes are pinned to these foreign... Published 14 Mar, 2022 05:47am
Print Workers’ remittances cross $20bn mark KARACHI: Inflows of home remittances crossed $ 20 billion mark in the first eight months of this fiscal year ... Published 11 Mar, 2022 05:12am
Markets Remittances up 2% month-on-month, amount to $2.2bn in February Cumulative amount for eight months of ongoing fiscal year hits $20.14 billion, up 7.6% year-on-year Published 10 Mar, 2022 06:04pm
Markets Roshan Digital Account: cumulative inflows reach $3.63bn Register growth of 12% month-on-month in February Published 08 Mar, 2022 10:25am
Markets Rupee falls further against US dollar, nearing all-time low Depreciates another 0.12% in inter-bank market on Thursday Updated 03 Mar, 2022 07:10pm
Perspectives Going digital: remittances and national development The year 2021 was a record-breaking year for Pakistani remittances. Pakistani expats transferred $33 billion in ... Published 21 Feb, 2022 09:36pm
BR Research Have remittances peaked? Where the upward momentum in home remittances continues with 7MFY22 aggregate at all-time high of $18 billion up by... Published 15 Feb, 2022 08:25am
Pakistan Remittances decline 14.9% month-on-month, amount to $2.14bn in Jan SBP data shows total workers' remittances during 7MFY22 amount to $18bn, 9.1% higher Published 11 Feb, 2022 08:06pm
BR Research Remittances remain resilient The momentum in inward remittances is continuing to grow. The number has crossed $30 billion for the first time in a... Published 17 Jan, 2022 08:01am
Print Remittances up 11.3pc in 1HFY22 KARACHI: The workers’ remittances have increased by 11.3 percent to $15.8 billion during the first half of current... Updated 15 Jan, 2022 09:47am
Print UN projects 3.9pc growth for Pakistan in 2022 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s GDP growth is projected at 3.9 percent in 2022, driven by private consumption, record high... Updated 15 Jan, 2022 12:30pm
BR Research Remittances: slowing down? While the upbeat momentum of home remittances continues - with 5MFY22 aggregate close to $13 billion up by 9.7... Published 15 Dec, 2021 09:05am
Print Jul-Nov remittances post 10pc growth YoY KARACHI: Inflows of home remittances posted a 10 percent growth during the first five months of this fiscal year,... Updated 14 Dec, 2021 10:06am
BR Research Service imports: Where the real juice is Government authorities are mulling over options to restrict import of non-essential goods and “curb the... Published 01 Dec, 2021 08:02am
Editorials SBP’s informed perspective EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP’s) annual report on Pakistan’s economy 2020-21 claims that growth... Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:16am
BR Research Current Account roundup: 4MFY21 The current account slippage is not coming under control. The deficit stood at $1.7 billion in October – biggest... Published 22 Nov, 2021 07:20am
BR Research Remittances: exuberance continues The upbeat momentum of home remittances continues. The toll stood at $2.5 billion in Oct21 – eight consecutive... Updated 16 Nov, 2021 07:41am
BR Research Currency: Fasten your seat belts The pressure on the currency is building again. The PKR/USD bounced back from 175, after the news of deferred oil... Updated 12 Nov, 2021 08:00am
Opinion CAD - cause for concern Current account deficit (CAD) is again becoming a source of concern to policymakers with many independent economists... Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:32am
BR Research Remittances are roaring! Remittances to Pakistan have been on a constant uptrend - continuing to cool down a heated economy. Remittances have... Published 12 Oct, 2021 07:35am