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Wednesday, 31 March 2010 11:41

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Pakistan
Population domestic:
Population abroad:
2011 est. remittances:
Percentage of GDP:
169 million
4.7 million (2.8% of the population)
$12.5 Billion (+28.6% relative to 2010)
6.6%

Charts

Data

All figures in millions of US dollars
All numbers in red are, or contain, estimates

Current News

Pakistan
   11-02-2012 Remittances soar 21% in seven months - The Express Tribune
   11-02-2012 Remittances up by 21.5pc to $7.44b - The Nation, Pakistan
   15-02-2012 Increasing voter pool: ECP grants overseas Pakistanis voting rights - The Express Tribune
   16-02-2012 Pakistan's forex reserves up at $16.77bn - The News International
   16-02-2012 Pakistan's forex reserves rise to $16.77 billion - DAWN.com
   20-02-2012 Role of remittances - DAWN.com
   20-02-2012 Press Release: Xpress Money introduces remittance services to mobile and bank ... - MEED (subscription) (press release)
   21-02-2012 Xpress Money rolls out remittance services to mobile and bank accounts in Pakistan - CPI Financial
   21-02-2012 Home News National Workers' remittances rise over 21% to $7.44 billion in ... - Associated Press of Pakistan
   22-02-2012 Delhi police nab Pak spy with several classified documents - Times of India

Documents

iconCGAP: Branchless Banking in Pakistan: A Laboratory for Innovation
iconIOM: Economic and Social Impacts of Remittances on Households: The Case of Pakistani Migrants Working in Saudi Arabia
iconState Bank of Pakistan: Branchless Banking Regulations

Projects

CGAP:

IFAD FFR: None

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