Remittances surge to USD 2.4 bn in Oct 2023, breaking months-long streak
20-11-2023
Islamabad: The remittances from overseas Pakistanis surged by 10% year-on-year (YoY) to reach USD 2.46 billion in October 2023, marking a notable increase from the USD 2.24 billion recorded in the corresponding month of the previous year, according to news published on November 9. Read: SBP permits donations to flood victims through foreign remittances This upswing represents the highest level of remittances since March 2023, as reported by Arif Habib Limited via its official Twitter (currently known as ‘X’) handle: On a month-on-month basis, the inflows for October 2023 witnessed a robust 11.5% increase compared to September 2023, according to data on remittances released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP):