Timely efforts eased C-19 impacts
ISLAMABAD: Secretary Finance Naveed Kamran Baloch on Thursday said timely action and coordinated efforts by the government and the country’s
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Pakistan
Govt moves to offset remittances shortfall
ISLAMABAD: Expecting a shortfall in the amount of money sent back to the country by migrant workers because of the
Read moreSaudi Arabia, UAE help Pakistan receive record remittances
Overseas Pakistanis – a large majority of them are living in the UAE and Saudi Arabia – sent all-time record
Read moreNew Saudi tax measures to trim Pakistan’s remittances
The latest decision of the government of Saudi Arabia regarding imposition of tax on the earnings of non-Saudi workers may have an impact of $370 million on remittances inflows to Pakistan,
Read moreRemittances set new monthly record at $1.36b
Overseas Pakistani workers remitted a record amount of $1,365.10 million in October, 2012 as against $1,017.87 million sent by them in the same month of the last fiscal year, showing a
Read moreRemittances rise to $1.2bn
KARACHI: Remittances sent home by Pakistani overseas rose 9.89 per cent to $1.205 billion in the first month of 2012/13 fiscal year, compared with the same period last year,
Read moreCan Pakistan pay back IMF debt?
TALKS between Pakistan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are nothing new but negotiations scheduled to begin from September 25 are quite different in the sense that it would be,
Read morePMN launches Pakistan Microfinance Review 2011
Pakistan Microfinance Network (PMN) launched the Pakistan Microfinance Review 2011 for the microfinance industry.
The Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF), UKAID and the Citi Group supported the initiative.
Read moreMoneyGram Adds Soneri Bank, Habib Metropolitan Bank to Growing Pakistan Region
New agents add more than 350 locations
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– MoneyGram (NYS: MGI) , a leading global money transfer company, announced today it has added Soneri Bank and Habib Metropolitan Bank to its growing list of agents in Pakistan offering international money transfer services.
Read moreDubai Islamic Bank Pakistan and Western Union launch remittance service
Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited (DIBPL) and Western Union (WU) have launched a convenient remittance solution for sending money to families living in Pakistan.
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