FAQs in respect of Foreign Currency Accounts Rules 2020.

KARACHI -- State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) here Sunday released Frequently Asked Questions in respect of Foreign Currency Accounts Rules, regarding the SRO by Ministry of Finance available at: https://www.sbp.org.pk/press/2020/Pr-11-Oct-20.pdf Question 1. Why there was a need to issue SRO by Ministry of Finance, if there is no change in existing foreign exchange regulations? Ans. Protection of Economic Reforms Act 1992 (PERA) was amended in 2018. The amendments made in PERA included, inter alia, that federal government may make rules governing deposits into and withdrawals from the foreign currency accounts. The purpose for issuance of these rules is to provide enabling provisions for SBP to issue instructions related to deposits in FCY accounts, including those already in place as well as any that may be issued in future. In this way, these rules aim to provide a framework for the operation of individual foreign currency accounts. In addition, the rules also formalize the mandate given to SBP to strengthen the foreign exchange...

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