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remittances in Pakistan

Remittances: cushion with a catch

Updated 13 Jul, 2026 05:43am

Pakistan’s remittance story ended FY26 on a strong note. Workers’ remittances reached a record USD41.6 billion, up...

Overseas Pakistanis send $41.6bn in FY26 as SBP ends incentive schemes

Updated 09 Jul, 2026 06:26pm

Remittances into Pakistan stood at $3.475 billion in June
Analysts attribute increase to a stable rupee, formal banking channel shifts, and a growing overseas workforce.

Banks say shift in cost of remittances to burden them, dent profitability

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 11:35pm

SBP reports remittances cost at Rs76bn in FY26, projects cost to grow to Rs85-90bn in FY27

March remittances increase 17pc to USD3.83bn MoM

Published 09 Apr, 2026 05:48am

KARACHI: Inflows of workers’ remittances posted a robust month-on-month growth of around 17 percent in March 2026,...

Pakistan records $3.8bn in remittances for March 2026

Updated 08 Apr, 2026 10:04pm

During 9MFY26, remittances clock in at $30.3bn

Remittances — from lifeline to leverage

Updated 11 Aug, 2025 08:50am

Pakistan’s remittance inflows in Jul-25 reached $3.21 billion, up 7.4 percent year-on-year, though 5.6 percent lower...

July workers’ remittances rise 7.4pc YoY

Published 09 Aug, 2025 02:53am

KARACHI: Workers’ remittances maintained their growth momentum in the new fiscal year (FY26), rising 7.4 percent...

Pakistan govt decides to continue remittance incentive scheme

Published 26 Jul, 2025 09:20pm

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif decided on Saturday to continue the remittance incentive scheme, directing...

Pakistan’s current account posts $2.1bn surplus in FY25

Updated 18 Jul, 2025 04:23pm

C/A surplus comes amid 27% increase in remittances during FY25

PRI financing: IMF asks MoF and SBP to find a way forward

Updated 17 Jul, 2025 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked the Ministry of Finance and the State Bank of Pakistan...

Remittances at the forefront

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:25am

Amid ongoing economic challenges and global uncertainties, remittances from overseas Pakistanis again emerged as a...

$3bn remittances in Oct: highest monthly inflow in FY25 so far

Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am

KARACHI: Pakistan received over $3 billion home remittances in October 2024, the highest monthly inflow so far in ...

Pakistan records $119mn current account surplus in September 2024

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 11:32pm

Development comes on back of massive increase in remittance inflows
This is the second successive month in which Pakistan's current account has posted surplus

Remittances to the rescue

Published 14 Oct, 2024 09:19am

The significance of worker remittances can be seen from the fact that over $8 billion came into the country in the...

Rise in home remittances

Published 14 Oct, 2024 07:00am

EDITORIAL: The State Bank of Pakistan website revealed a 39 percent rise in remittance inflows for the first quarter...

Remittances robust again

Published 11 Sep, 2024 09:11am

In August 2024, the country recorded a significant increase in remittances, reaching $2.94 billion, the year-on-year...

Jul-Aug remittances soar 44pc to $5.94bn YoY

Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am

KARACHI: During a challenging period when the country is striving to secure healthy foreign inflows to meet its...

June remittances soar 44.4pc YoY

Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am

KARACHI: The workers’ remittances from overseas Pakistanis have increased by 44.4 percent on year-on-year basis...

Legal and free remittance channels: ACE Money Transfer, Bank AL Habib launch awareness campaign

Published 24 Oct, 2022 05:45am

KARACHI: ACE Money Transfer, a leading UK-based international remittance service provider, and Bank AL Habib, one of...

Remittances: Pakistan receives record inflow of $31.2bn in FY22

Updated 18 Jul, 2022 03:41pm

Amount 6.1% higher year-on-year
Inflow during June 2022 alone clocks in at $2.761bn, 18.4% higher month-on-month

Remittances fall 25.4% month-on-month to $2.3bn in May 2022

Updated 10 Jun, 2022 06:29pm

Fall comes due to post-Eid decline, long holidays, says SBP

World Bank projects slowdown in remittances

SBP data shows total workers' remittances during 7MFY22 amount to $18bn, 9.1% higher

Remittances maintain momentum, amount to $2.5bn in December

Updated 14 Jan, 2022 05:50pm

July-December inflows clock in at $15.8 billion, up by 11.3% year-on-year

Jul-Nov remittances post 10pc growth YoY

Updated 14 Dec, 2021 10:06am

KARACHI: Inflows of home remittances posted a 10 percent growth during the first five months of this fiscal year,...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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