Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves reach $12.2bln

Business Dec, 14 2023
Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves reach $12.2bln
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KARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves of Pakistan reached US$12,206.4 million while the reserves held by the central bank stood at $7,040.8 million.

The State Bank of Pakistan, in a statement issued here on Thursday, informed that SBP’s reserves increased by $21 million to $7,040.8 million during the week ended on December 08, 2023.

Meanwhile, net foreign reserves held by commercial banks also inched up to reach $5,165.6 million, it added. Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country, in the previous week ended on December 01, 2023, were $12.107 billion. Among them, foreign reserves held by the central bank were $7.02 billion while net foreign reserves held by commercial banks were $5.087 billion.

Published in The Daily National Courier, December, 15 2023

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