Multinationals witness a threefold increase in repatriation of profits
KARACHI: Repatriation of profits and dividends by Pakistani multinational corporations (MNCs) to their overseas HQs rose 3.4 times to $759.2 million in the first eight months of the current financial year 2023-24, thanks to improved supply of foreign exchange in the domestic economy. Sectors leading earnings and dividend shipments included oil refiners, power and financials in the eight months. According to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data, repatriation fell to $225.4 million in the same period of the previous financial year 2022-23, after foreign exchange reserves dwindled to extremely low levels. In February 2024 alone, earnings and dividends reached $65


