Overseas Pakistani workers remit $14 billion in first nine months of FY17

Overseas Pakistani workers remitted US$ 14057.67 million in first nine months (July to March) of FY17, compared with US$
14387.79 million received during the same period in the preceding year. During March 2017, the inflow of worker’s remittances amounted to US$
1694.

37 million, which is 19.58% higher than February 2017 and 1% less than March 2016. The country wise details for the month of March 2017 show that inflows from Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, UK, GCC countries (including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman) and EU countries amounted to US$ 504.6 million, US$
363.24 million, US$
213.29 million, US$
209.14 million, US$
197.21 million and US$
38.85 million respectively compared with the inflow of US$
514.8 million, US$
396.35 million, US$
202.73 million, US$
202.37 million, US$
212.47 million and US$
26.61 million respectively in March 2016. Remittances received from Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Japan and other countries during March 2017 amounted to US$168.04 million together as against US$155.82 million received in March 2016.

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