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July 21, 2022: The exports to Italy and remittances to Pakistan have crossed $2 billion, recording the best ever annual expansion the place equally the sectors noticed the greatest expansion as as opposed to any other probable marketplace.

Submitting multiple records of expansion, Pakistan’s earnings from Italy in exports and remittances crossed $2bn in FY22.

Substantial expansion in International Direct Investment decision (FDI) from Italy was also witnessed for the duration of the report-breaking calendar year, explained a push assertion issued here.

Italy grew to become the $7bn export nation for Pakistan in the entire world for the duration of the yr with a record expansion of export volume to $114mn, even though the remittances from Italy ended up also on the path to contact $1bn bucks before long with a whole of $857mn all through the yr.

June 2022 also set the history for the highest exports quantity ever to Italy in a single thirty day period crossing $144mn. 

Italy posted the highest advancement the two in worker’s remittances amid all international locations with superior figures of Pakistan diaspora and for exports amongst the prime ten export places of Pakistan.

This phenomenal advancement in exports and remittances has come at a time when European economies in basic and the Italian overall economy, in certain, are slowing down and struggling with multiple problems thanks to the Ukraine war.

The exports to Italy of $1.15bn in FY 2021-22 are 46% increased than the preceding calendar year, though the remittances are 41% increased for the exact interval than the past yr.

When talking to the media, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Italy, Mr. Jauhar Saleem paid glowing tributes to the Pakistani exporters for their initiative and challenging perform and also to the Pakistani diaspora in Italy for standing by the place in a most demanding economic setting.

He also shared that Pakistan experienced posted a report trade surplus of $573mn in the course of the fiscal year 2021-22 which is 91% increased than the earlier yr.

According to the envoy, the value-included sectors were the main motorists of the exceptional export progress with exports of plastic products expanding by 208%, sporting activities items by 80%, leather by 42%, home textiles by 36%, and garments by 35%.

The ambassador also shared that even as the pandemic strike the world wide footwear market witnessed a contraction of shrank demand from customers for the duration of the year, Pakistan’s exports of footwear to Italy enhanced by 19% in the year and Italy has come to be the 3rd most significant export spot for Pakistani footwear.

Italy is also the 5th largest place for Pakistani property textiles and ranks No.6 in clothes exports.

Ambassador Mr. Jauhar Saleem also knowledgeable that with the revival of industry actions right after the removal of pandemic-connected limitations in Italy, The Pakistan Embassy in Italy was further more pacing up its things to do to hook up Pakistani corporations with Italian corporations to sustain the exports and FDI growth.

Throughout the just concluded financial yr, Pakistan been given Italian financial commitment in the sectors of food stuff processing, chemical substances, building, leather-based, footwear, power-associated machines, and IT.

The Ambassador also shared that some of the current joint ventures concerning major Pakistani and Italian footwear firms were enabling technology transfer, international advertising techniques, and source chain management to Pakistani corporations.

Furthermore, Italy was also giving complex assistance in the agriculture sector specifically related to olive and olive merchandise.

Similarly, Italy is supporting the attempts for reduction of challenges of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) and hydrogeological hazards in mountainous spots by establishing an evidence-based evaluation and checking technique for glaciers in Gilgit Baltistan.

Ambassador Mr. Jauhar Saleem also knowledgeable the media that Italy has declared to allow for 69,700 seasonal personnel from chosen nations in 2022 to appear to Italy for perform. Pakistan has currently been incorporated in the Italian Seasonal Function Visa Programme for 2022, which would supply numerous alternatives to our staff in the agriculture and services sector to get the job done in Italy.

He additional that the Italian governing administration has lately lowered the timelines for do the job visa processing which has been a lengthy-standing demand from customers from Pakistani workers.

With the history raise in remittances for the duration of the last 3 a long time, Italy has come to be the largest contributor to this economical sector from the European Union.

In 2021-22, all over 25% of the full Pakistan worker’s remittances from the EU arrived only from Italy.

The envoy stated that the dynamic diaspora in Italy had served article the maximum progress in worker’s remittances among the all remittances places in the earth producing Italy Pakistan`s 8th most significant location for remittances globally and selection a person inside of the EU.

Retaining in check out the Italian labour current market situations and work prospects for Pakistani workers, the progress momentum would be preserved by connecting extra Pakistani staff with the Italian work sector.

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