Roshan Digital Account Inflows Surge To $3.92 Bln In March
April 04, 2022
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ISLAMABAD, (APP): The inflow of remittances under the Roshan Digital Account (RDA) rose to US $3.92 billion by the end of March 2022 as compared to the US $3.632 billion by the end of February last year, according to the latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan.The data showed that the inflows of remittances during the month of March were recorded at $290 million as compared to $250 million in February and $222 million in January 2021.Roshan Digital Account (RDA) was launched by the State Bank of Pakistan in collaboration with commercial banks operating in the country.These accounts provide innovative banking solutions to millions of Non-Resident Pakistanis (NRPs), including Non-Resident Pakistan Origin Card (POC) holders, seeking to undertake banking, payment, and investment activities in Pakistan.As per data, expatriate Pakistanis from 175 countries had deposited the funds to 388,494 accounts opened through RDA.The number of accounts has also been increased from 365,182 in February to 388,494 in March 2022, which means some 23,312 new accounts were opened in March.The scheme that started in September 2020 received a lukewarm response from the overseas Pakistanis who deposited only $7 million in the opening month, however with the passage of time the interest kept on increasing as the inflow reached $40 million in October 2020, and $110 million in the subsequent month.(Please send your news, article, pictorial to our email address <editor@enewspaper.com.pk &WhatsApp +923132434567 / +923332100737PLEASE SEND YOUR COMMENTS Thanks)(facebook ID shujaullahk)https://www.facebook.com/Newspaper on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Enewspapercompk-182394028490643(twitter: KhanShujaullah)https://www.twitter.com/home(linkedin: shuja-ullah-khan)https://www.linkedin.com/feed
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