May 20, 2021 (MLN): State Bank of Pakistan has revised the Statutory Liquidity Reserve (SLR) requirement of Exchange Companies from 25% to 15% of their capital. The enhanced liquidity with exchange companies will enable them to further channel home remittances and foreign exchange.
During the year ended June 2020 Exchange Companies, through their tie-up arrangements abroad, have channelized home remittances of USD 1.44 billion, while this figure stands at USD 1.67 billion for ten months of the current year (FY 20-21).
This regulatory intervention of State Bank would provide increased liquidity to Exchange Companies to enable them to play their role in increasing the remittances flow and the public will be further facilitated in timely and conveniently receiving home remittances from more than 1,200 outlets of Exchange Companies across Pakistan.
At present, out of twenty-seven exchange companies of the ‘A’ category, 18 exchange companies are providing home remittances services. The list of all authorized exchange companies is available at URL: https://www.sbp.org.pk/epd/List_Ex_Companies.pdf
