Pakistan, July 8 -- Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday said that the current account performance remains strong due to record remittance flows.

"We do expect our overall remittances for this year to close anywhere between $41 to $42 billion."

Addressing the second edition of Pakistan Banking Summit 2026 at a local hotel here, he said that the last fiscal year was closed on a strong note across all matrices, starting with the fiscal side, a primary surplus, an all-time low fiscal deficit, debt-to-GDP ratio well below 70 percent, GDP growth closing at 3.7 percent on the back of strong rebound in LSM.

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