Pakistan 4th largest source of remittances to India

That is really surprising…

Pakistan 4th largest source of remittances to India | Business Standard News

Surprising as it may seem, but Indians who have migrated to Pakistan are expected to remit back home a staggering $4.9 billion in 2015. This would make Pakistan the fourth largest source of India’s remittances this year, according to a new study by the World Bank.

Another interesting statistic the study throws out is that the Bangladesh-India corridor ranks third in the list of top migration corridors behind the Mexico-US and the Russia-Ukraine corridors. Bangladeshi migrants residing in India are expected to remit $4.6 billion back home in the current year.

Total remittance flows to India are expected to touch a staggering $72.2 billion in 2015, making it the highest recipient worldwide, says the World Bank’s Migration and Remittances Factbook 2016. China ranks second, with remittance flows expected to touch $63.9 billion, followed by the Philippines ($29.7 billion), Mexico ($25.7 billion) and France ($24.6 billion).

Re: Pakistan 4th largest source of remittances to India

So who remits back to India? Most of those who migrated after independence do not have any family ties back there.

Re: Pakistan 4th largest source of remittances to India

I don't believe this news. Logically speaking, I am not sure how many Indians migrate to Pakistan for jobs etc..

My list for foreign remittances would be
1) US
2) UK
3) Saudi
4) Kuwait
5) UAE
6) Australia
7) China
8) New Zealand
9) Germany
10) Canada and Pakistan does not even come in the picture.

News was just created to grab eyeballs I suppose. Not even a link to the report from World Bank. I am not sure on how the world bank would have this information regarding remittances.