Forex: Reserves drop to $13.4 billion

Reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) fell to $8.458 billion from $8.587 billion a week earlier.


Ppi February 14, 2013

KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves dropped to $13.396 billion in the week ending February 8 from $13.474 billion in the previous week, the central bank said on Thursday. Reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) fell to $8.458 billion from $8.587 billion a week earlier, while those held by commercial banks increased to $4.937 billion from $4.887 billion. Pakistan repaid $145 million to the International Monetary Fund on Monday this week. Meanwhile, exports and record remittances have supported Pakistan’s reserves. Overseas Pakistani workers have so far remitted $8.21 billion in the ongoing fiscal year.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 15th, 2013.

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Vinod | 11 years ago | Reply

Forex reserve will again go down after IMF payment this year.So again pakistan become more and more bankcrypt.No Investment,No security,No job oppurtunity.... so future pakistan will be in a dooms day situation...How long will beg aid from U.S,China,Turkey etc..Shame?

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