Pakistan's workers' remittances rise over 5 pct in February

ISLAMABAD, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan received 3.29 billion U.S. dollars in workers' remittances in February 2026, up 5.2 percent compared with 3.12 billion dollars in the same month last year, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data showed on Tuesday.

Remittances in February were slightly lower than the 3.46 billion dollars recorded in January.

During the first eight months of the current fiscal year (July 2025 - February 2026), remittance inflows totaled 26.49 billion dollars, rising from 23.98 billion dollars in the same period of last year. ■