Times of Islamabad

In a positive development, Pakistan Foreign Exchange Reserves register increase

In a positive development, Pakistan Foreign Exchange Reserves register increase

ISLAMABAD – In a positive development, Pakistan Foreign Exchange Reservesregister increase.

The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan increased1.14pc on a weekly basis. According to data released by the central bank onThursday, the foreign currency reserves held by SBP were recorded at$7,892.7 million as of October 18, up $79 million compared with $7,813.7million in the previous week.

The report cited no reason for the increase in reserves.

Overall, liquid foreign currency reserves held by the country, includingnet reserves held by banks other than the SBP, stood at $15,186.5 million.Net reserves held by banks amounted to $7,293.8 million.