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title: "Exchange companies’ dollar sales to banks rise 30% in August"
description: "Most outlets highlighted the 30% year-on-year increase in dollar sales by exchange companies to banks in August, citing figures from the Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan. Dawn provided context on the significance of the rise, while ProPakistani included the specific dollar amounts for August and the previous year."
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# Exchange companies’ dollar sales to banks rise 30% in August

business · updated 10 Sep 2026, 9:45 AM PKT · 9–10 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets over 2 developments

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets highlighted the 30% year-on-year increase in dollar sales by exchange companies to banks in August, citing the Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan (ECAP) data. Dawn led with the broader implication of the rise, noting it indicated higher inflows, while ProPakistani provided the specific dollar amounts involved in the increase.

## How it developed

Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it.

### 10 Sep 2026 — Exchange companies’ dollar sales to banks rise 30% YoY to $248.7 million in August (1 outlet)

- **Profit** — [Exchange companies’ dollar sales to banks rise 30% YoY to $248.7 million in August](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/10/exchange-companies-dollar-sales-to-banks-rise-30percent-yoy-to-dollar2487-million-in-august) · 10 Sep 2026, 9:45 AM PKT
  > Exchange companies sell $479.5 million to banks in 2MFY27 as ECAP says internet disruptions in AJK cost up to $50 million in potential inflows

### 9 Sep 2026 — Exchange companies’ dollar sales to banks rise 30% in August (2 outlets)

> Most outlets highlighted the 30% year-on-year increase in dollar sales by exchange companies to banks in August, citing figures from the Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan. Dawn provided context on the significance of the rise, while ProPakistani included the specific dollar amounts for August and the previous year.

- **ProPakistani** — [Pakistan Exchange Companies’ Dollar Sales Rise 30% in August](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/09/pakistan-exchange-companies-dollar-sales-rise-30-in-august/) · 9 Sep 2026, 10:13 AM PKT
  > Exchange companies in Pakistan sold $248.7 million to banks in August, up 30 percent from $174.9 million a year earlier,… Read More
- **Dawn** — [Exchange companies’ dollar sales jump 30pc](https://www.dawn.com/news/2028475/exchange-companies-dollar-sales-jump-30pc) · 9 Sep 2026, 7:28 AM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing
  > KARACHI: Exchange companies’ dollar sales to banks increased by 30 per cent year-on-year in August, indicating higher inflows. Data from the Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan (ECAP) showed these companies sold $248.7 million to banks in August, up from $174.9m in the same month last year. However, July saw a decline to $230.7m, down from $290.6m in the corresponding month last year. Pa...

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- [Pakistan’s bank deposits rise to Rs39.24 trillion in August 2026](https://harzaviya.com/stories/12568-pakistan-s-bank-deposits-rise-14-to-rs39-24-trillion) · 6 Oct 2026 · 3 outlets · 70% related

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