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$2.7bn remittances arrive in August: Farrukh Habib
Islamabad: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Friday said remittances of 2.7 billion dollars were received in August this year as compared to 2.1 billion dollars during the corresponding period last year.
On his official twitter handle, the minister said that the country received remittances worth of 5.4 billion dollars in the first two months of current fiscal year which is 10.4 percent higher than that of last year.
Overall, foreign remittances are 5.4 billion, up 10.4% from July-August 2020.