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  "path": "/news/1992290/current-account-posts-surplus-of-107bn-in-march",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T10:58:25.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.dawn.com",
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    "$1.2bn in March 2025"
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  "textContent": "Pakistan recorded a sizable current account surplus in March, it emerged on Wednesday.\n\nIn a post on social media platform X, the State Bank of Pakistan said, “Current account balance recorded a surplus of $1,070 million in Mar 2026 compared to a surplus of $231 million in Feb 2026.”\n\n> Adviser to the Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad said on X, “Pakistan’s external account continues to strengthen, delivering a third consecutive monthly surplus in 2026.”\n\nHe said that the figures for March were “among the strongest monthly outcomes on record”. He said that the surplus was the “second-highest ever”, only behind $1.2bn in March 2025.\n\n“Pakistan’s external sector is firming up, with sustained surpluses signalling improving balance of payments stability,” he said.\n\n> The current account deficit — a long-standing issue facing Pakistan’s economy — has been addressed by a significant reduction in imports, resulting in a surplus.\n\nArif Habib Limited noted that for the first nine months of the current fiscal year, the country had posted a current account surplus of $8 million, compared to a surplus of $1.674bn during the same period last year.\n\n> Topline Securities noted that the current account surplus on a month-on-month basis increased due to lower goods and services deficit and higher remittances.\n\n>",
  "title": "Current account posts surplus of $1.07bn in March"
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