Foreign exchange: SBP’s reserves up 0.13% week-on-week

SBP’s liquid foreign exchange reserves increased $24 million to $18,061 million


Our Correspondent August 04, 2016
Last month, the SBP had received $370 million from multilateral, bilateral and other official sources. PHOTO: FILE

KARACHI:  

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased 0.13% on a weekly basis on July 29, according to data released by the central bank on Thursday. SBP’s liquid foreign exchange reserves increased $24 million to $18,061 million compared to $18,037 million in the previous week.

Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country, including net reserves held by banks other than the SBP, stood at $22,978.5 million while net reserves held by banks amounted to $4,918 million.

Four weeks ago, SBP-held reserves increased 7.8% on a weekly basis after it received $1,340 million from multilateral, bilateral and other official sources that included $501 million from the IMF, $502 million from the World Bank and $307 million from the ADB.

Last month, the SBP had received $370 million from multilateral, bilateral and other official sources.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 5th, 2016.

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