*ISLAMABAD: *The overseas Pakistani workers remitted $3.73 billion duringthe first two months of the current fiscal year (2019-20), as compared to$4.07 billion in the same period last year, the State Bank of Pakistan(SBP) reported on Friday.
During the month of August 2019, the workers remitted $1.69 billion ascompared to $2.03 billion received in July 2019, showing a decline of$348.4 million on a month-on-month basis.
The country-wise details for the month of August 2019 showed that inflowsfrom Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, UK, GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar andOman) and EU countries amounted to $377.58 million, $348.51 million,$297.41 million, $250.20 million, $158.60 million and $58.14 millionrespectively, as compared with the inflow of $465.53 million, $473.11million, $330.40 million, $294.90 million, $193.17 million and $59.69million respectively in August 2018.
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Remittances received from Malaysia Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Canada,Japan and other countries during August 2019 amounted to $200.42 million,as against $272.62 million received in August 2018.
