Pakistan ke IT aur IT-enabled services (ITeS) export remittances jo computer services aur call center services par mabni hain, September 2024 mein 42% izafa dekhne mein aaya, jo $292 million tak pohonch gaye, jabke pichle saal ke isi maheenay mein yeh $206 million thay. Yeh maaloomat State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) ne tasdeeq shuda hain.
September 2024 ke dauran technology exports mein 42% YoY izafa dekha gaya lekin MoM 2% kami hui, lekin phir bhi technology exports ne overall services exports ka 44% hissa banaya.
FY2024-25 ke pehle quarter mein technology exports mein 34% ka izafa huwa, jo $876 million tak pohonch gaye, jab ke 1QFY24 mein yeh $656 million thay.
IT export remittances ne FY2023-24 mein aik record banaya jab yeh $3.223 billion tak pohonch gaye, jo pichle saal $2.596 billion thay, yani 24% ka izafa.
July 2024 mein aik aham taraqqi hui jab SBP ne aik naya category, Equity Investment Abroad (EIA) ka izafa kiya, jo export-oriented IT companies ke liye hai. Ab IT exporters apni specialized foreign currency accounts ke 50% proceeds ko istimaal kar ke overseas entities mein shares le sakte hain. Is taraqqi se IT exporters ka confidence aur barh gaya hai ke woh apni earnings Pakistan wapis le aayen.
IT aur Telecommunication kebMinister of State Shaza Fatima Khawaja ke mutabiq IT exports mein YoY izafa ki wajah se 3 ahem factors samnay aaye: (i) IT companies ne apna global client base barhaya, khaaskar GCC region mein, (ii) State Bank ne permissible retention limit ko 35% se barha kar 50% kar diya hai, jo Exporters’ Specialized Foreign Currency Accounts mein rakha ja sakta hai, aur (iii) PKR ki stability ne IT exporters ko zyada profits Pakistan wapis lanay par majboor kiya hai.
Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) ke survey ke mutabiq 62% IT companies specialized foreign currency accounts maintain kar rahi hain.
