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Pakistan’s forex reserves slip to $24.27 billion

SBP

KARACHI: The liquid foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan have slipped $360 million to $24.273 billion by the week ended December 24, 2021, the central bank reported on Thursday. The foreign exchange reserves of the country stood at $24.633 billion by the week ended December 17, 2021. The official foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank … Read more

Forex reserves fall $275 million to $22.499 billion

AUD to PKR

KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves of the country fell $275 million to $22.499 billion by the week ended November 26, 2021, the central bank reported. The foreign exchange reserves stood at $22.774 billion by the week ended November 19, 2021. The official forex reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) fell $244 million to … Read more

Saudi Arabia provides $4.2 billion lifeline to Pakistan

Pakistani Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has agreed to deposit $3 billion with the State Bank of Pakistan to support the country’s depleting foreign exchange reserves and mitigate the negative impact of Covid-19 on its economy, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. Additionally, the kingdom has also approved $1.2 billion on oil deferred payments. “The Saudi Fund for … Read more

Pakistan’s forex reserves slip to $24.875 billion

Foreign Exchange Reserves

KARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves slipped $253 million to $24.875 billion by the week ended July 23, 2021, the central bank reported on Thursday. The foreign exchange reserves of the country were at $25.128 billion by the week ended July 16, 2021. The official reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) also fell $221 … Read more

Pakistan’s forex reserves reach record high of $25.128 billion

Rupee

KARACHI: The liquid foreign exchange reserves of the country have increased to a record high of $25.128 billion by the week ended July 16, 2021, according to the data released by the central bank on Friday. The foreign exchange reserves of the country increased $816 million for the week under review from $24.312 billion by … Read more

Pakistan’s forex reserves hit record high of $24.41 billion

foriegn reserves

KARACHI: The liquid foreign exchange reserves of the country increased $1.12 billion to hit a record high of $24.415 billion by the week ended July 2, 2021, the central bank reported on Thursday. Previously the foreign exchange reserves touched the level of $24.14 billion in October 2016. The foreign exchange of the country stood at … Read more

Pakistan’s Forex Reserves Rise To $23.22 Billion: SBP

Banks In Pakistan To Observe Normal Working Hours From Today

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said in a statement that the country’s foreign exchange reserves reached $23.22 billion. From April 2 to April 9, the country’s foreign exchange reserves increased by 2.5 2.54 billion, according to data released by the central bank. According to the central bank, the country’s total foreign exchange reserves currently … Read more

$6.9 million increased in foreign exchange reserves

Foreign Exchange Reserves

According to the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the foreign exchange reserves increased by $6.9 million. 

During the last week, the country’s foreign exchange reserves increased by $6.9 million. On the other hand, the central bank reserves were decreased by $12.3 million.

As per the details, the country’s foreign exchange reserves stood at 20.51 billion dollars last week.

The central bank’s reserves fell by $12.3 million to a record $13.4 billion and the reserves of commercial banks increased by $19.2 million to $7.119 billion.

In December 2020, the foreign exchange reserves rose 1.43%, held by the central bank, on a weekly basis.

The foreign currency reserves on December 4 held by the SBP were recorded at $13,298.5 million, up to $188 million compared with $13,110.9 million in the last week.

According to the details provided by the central bank, SBP received $359 million from multilateral/ bilateral sources during the week ended December 4, 2020, including $307 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

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Saudi Arabia Foreign Exchange Reserves Surge By 2.3%

Saudi Arabia Foreign Exchange Reserves Surge By 2.3%

A report released by Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), states that the country’s total overseas reserves increased by 2.3% in November 2020, reaching 1.71 trillion riyals. According to the report released by the central bank, Saudi Arabia’s overseas reserves increased by 38.7 billion riyals in November compared to October this year. Report further stated that the … Read more

SBP reserves increased from $188m to $13.29b

USD TO PKR

According to the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the foreign exchange reserves rose 1.43%, held by the central bank, on a weekly basis.

The foreign currency reserves on December 4 held by the SBP were recorded at $13,298.5 million, up to $188 million compared with $13,110.9 million in the last week.

According to the details provided by the central bank, SBP received $359 million from multilateral/ bilateral sources during the week ended December 4, 2020, including $307 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

“After accounting for external debt repayments, the SBP reserves increased by $188 million to $13,298.5 million,” it added.

The liquid foreign currency reserves held by the country stood at $20,402.4 million, including net reserves held by banks other than the SBP. Net reserves held by banks amounted to $7,103.9 million.

It should be mentioned here that on July 9, 2019, Pakistan received the first loan tranche from the IMF of $991.4 million which helped to increase the reserves.

In late December, the IMF released the second loan tranche of around $454 million.

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SBP reserves reduced by US $205 million

Pakistan’s Total Liquid Foreign Reserves Stand at US$ 23.02 billion

Forex Reserves of Pakistan decreased by USD 183.80 Million or 0.94% and the total liquid foreign reserves on October 2, held by Pakistan stood at USD 19,351.00 Million. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) made an external debt payment, during the week ending (2nd October), of US$ 580 million. SBP reserves reduced by US$ 205 … Read more

fiscal deficit of Pakistan reduced by 73 percent

fiscal deficit

Current fiscal deficit of Pakistan reduced by 72.6 percent during first five month of FY 2019-2020. Prime Minister’s Adviser on Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh tweeted two different charts to show performance of the government in finance sector. He wrote in his tweet  that the current account deficit reduced by seventy three percent during the first … Read more