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Dutch Disease and Remittances, Explained
A steady inflow of foreign currency can quietly make a country worse at exporting. The mechanism, the evidence on remittances, and how far it fits Pakistan.
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Analysis of Pakistan’s economy — what moved, why it moved, and who it lands on.
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Global Remittances & Migration · Guide
Global Remittance Flows: Who Sends, Who Receives
Migrants send more to developing countries than investment and aid combined. Where the money goes, what it costs to move, and why the totals understate it.
AUG 21, 2026 · 12 MIN READ
Remittances
How Remittances Affect the Exchange Rate
Remittances supply dollars and support the rupee — but the causation runs both ways. Pakistan's FY26 shows how, and where the forecasts go wrong.
AUG 21, 2026 · 9 MIN READ
Global Remittances & Migration
The Remittance Corridors That Cost the Most
Sending money to one country can cost twenty times what it costs to another. The gap has nothing to do with distance, and everything to do with market structure.
AUG 21, 2026 · 9 MIN READ
Remittances · Guide
Remittances to Pakistan: The Complete Guide
A record $41.6 billion reached Pakistan in FY26. Where it comes from, what it does to the rupee and the current account, what it costs to send, and its limits.
AUG 21, 2026 · 14 MIN READ
Remittances
Why Remittances Rise During a Crisis
Most foreign money leaves when a country gets into trouble. Remittances do the opposite — and the reasons are less sentimental, and more interesting, than they look.
AUG 21, 2026 · 9 MIN READ
Pakistan Economy
Pakistan’s Economic Conditions in 2018: The Year Crisis Met “Naya Pakistan”
The Pakistan economic conditions in 2018 were tumultuous. Political transition, external financial pressure and severe currency devaluation converged on a new government's first year.
JUL 27, 2025 · 3 MIN READ
Pakistan Economy
U.S.-Pakistan Tariff Negotiations: Strategies, Challenges, and Competitive Advantages
What Pakistan's delegation can realistically achieve against the 29% US tariff — the leverage, the limits and the competitive position.
APR 9, 2025 · 3 MIN READ
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