Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan on Tuesday said that despite the novel coronavirus pandemic Pakistan made a remarkable turnaround.
“MashaAllah, despite COVID-19 great news on economy,” he wrote in a tweet. “Remarkable turnaround. Khan said Pakistan’s current account surplus in the month of November was $447 million, raising the cumulative surplus for the year to $1.6 billion.”
MashaAllah despite Covid 19 great news on economy – remarkable turnaround. Current account surplus again in Nov: $447 mn. For fiscal year so far, surplus is $1.6 bn as opposed to deficit of $1.7bn same period last yr. SBP's FX reserves have risen to about $13 bn, highest in 3 yrs
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) December 22, 2020
For the same period last year, the country faced a deficit of $1.7 billion. “State Bank of Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have risen to about $13 billion – highest in three years,” he added.
