current account

Workers’ remittances, tech exports propel economy; narrows CAD to $202m

Reaches $619m via economic engineering, slowdown in industrial output

Surplus signals external stability, but import controls impact industrial output

LSE report highlights urgent need for structural reforms, less dependency on imports, loans

Reaches $397m in Dec, as imports reduced to $4.09b, remittances reached $2.38b

SBP says CAD dropped 64% or $1.6b in first five months of FY24

Shows just $8m deficit, down 98% compared to last year

Deficit stands at $809m for July compared to surplus in past four months

Significant improvement from the CAD of $640 million recorded in April last year

Rise in remittances, fall in imports restrict the deficit to $623m in April

High deficit due to rebound in economic activity, rising global commodity prices

State Bank, commerce ministry stand poles apart in deficit projection

Inflow of foreign currencies estimated to surpass outflow in current fiscal year

Contraction comes due to growth in foreign income rather than reduction in expenses

Deficit comes on back of surge in imports to over $5b in December 2020

The raging pandemic has also benefited Pakistan’s exports

Remains in surplus for fifth successive month at $447 million

Positive balance of $382m comes following receipt of higher workers’ remittances

Says country’s economy heading in right direction

Surplus in Aug stands at $297m mainly due to increase in remittances

Strong turnaround into surplus from deficit result of a continuing recovery in exports, says PM Imran

Deficit hits five-year low at $2.96 billion in previous fiscal year

Surplus comes in wake of decline in country’s exports and imports

Gap narrows to just $6m in March due to fall in imports amid Covid-19

Deficit contracts to $2.84b mainly due to significant drop in imports

Pace of drop in deficit slows as govt eases import curbs to step up economic activities

Surplus at $99m in Oct due to narrowing trade gap, firm worker remittances

Gap shrinks to $809m following a notable rise in exports

We've gone from exporting to importing raw cotton, says Dawood

Drop comes on back of lower workers’ remittances, sluggish exports

Exorbitant imports, sluggish exports and insignificant surge in workers’ remittances contribute to increase

Worry over widening gap continues to increase

While worrying, some say it is being led by investment and not consumption

Debt servicing, oil price recovery, weak exports propel deficit

Near-stagnant remittances, falling exports worrying Pakistan’s economic managers

IPR report finds weak policy-making root of weak economic indicators

Experts believe deficit is positive since it is led by investment instead of consumption

Amounts to over $2b, reduces by $605m; better trade balance of services major cause

CSF, worker remittances and reduction in oil import bill labelled as reasons

GHQ ready to put any accused officer on trial as president keeps military leadership in the loop.