‘Democracy didn’t work either’ This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed ‘Democracy didn’t work either’ carried by the newspaper a week ago.... Published 01 Jul, 2022 06:13am
Print Potential risks identified: Economic growth facing challenging situation: MoF ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has stated that despite achieving a real GDP growth of 5.97 percent in the fiscal... Updated 30 Jun, 2022 09:52am
Opinion We need to conserve energy That there is a need for conserving energy is a fact, which cannot be overemphasised in view of a variety of highly... Published 22 Jun, 2022 05:58am
BR Research Remittances tapering off? Remittances for April 2022 touched the highest ever monthly level of $3 billion. While remittances have continued to... Published 14 Jun, 2022 08:28am
Business & Finance Inflows of remittances post over 6pc growth KARACHI: Inflows of home remittances posted over six percent growth during the first 11 months of this fiscal year... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:14am
Markets Remittances fall 25.4% month-on-month to $2.3bn in May 2022 Fall comes due to post-Eid decline, long holidays, says SBP Updated 10 Jun, 2022 06:29pm
BR Research Currency downfall – is government losing credibility? The anxiety in the currency market is growing again. PKR/USD after peaking at 202 in the last week, started coming... Published 08 Jun, 2022 10:50am
Pakistan SBP allows ADs for payment of Hajj expenses on behalf of HGOs To facilitate the HGOs to effect Hajj-related remittances, Para 45(A) (v), Chapter 17 of the Foreign Exchange Manual has been amended Updated 05 Jun, 2022 09:12am
BR Research It is not 2018 again The theory that Pakistan is not built for 5 percent growth on a sustainable basis keeps making rounds. This time is... Published 31 May, 2022 10:24am
BR Research 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