ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The overseas manpower contributed US $ 6258.06 million remittances to the national economy in first four months (July to October) of the current Fiscal Year.
However, the contribution of the overseas workers was US $ 6507.02 million remittances during the same period in the preceding year, an official source of Ministry of Overseas and Human Resource Development revealed.
During October 2016, the inflow of worker’s remittances amounted to US$ 1559.75 million, which is 3.1% lower than September 2016 and 1.2% higher than October 2015.
The country wise details for the month of October 2016 show that inflows from Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, UK, GCC countries (including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman) and EU countries amounted to US $ 470.17 million, US $ 358.38 million, US $ 183.19 million, US $ 173.38 million, US $ 183.13 million and US $ 35.35 million respectively.
This was compared with the inflow of US $ 464.53 million, US $ 367.38 million, US $ 188.98 million, US $ 197.96 million, US $ 178.09 million and US $ 31.56 million respectively in October 2015.
Remittances received from Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Japan and other countries during October 2016 amounted to US $156.15 million together as against US $112.71 million received in October 2015.
