Newspaper Reporter
According to SBP data, exports of works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques was valued at $36.6m this fiscal year.
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The coronavirus pandemic has badly affected, in some cases destroyed, the economies of many countries. Although Pakistan has, so far, kept its head above water, the situation with another lockdown likely to be imposed is still a little difficult to control. Experts in financial matters are keeping an eye on the country’s exports upon which its economy depends to a great extent. But much to the surprise of many, pleasantly at that, something positive has emerged in terms of numbers and in a field that not an awful lot of business analysts would expect Pakistan to do well in: art.