Pakistan’s forex reserves rise to $11.344 billion

Published June 28, 2013
Remittances rose 5.74 per cent to $12.76 billion from $12.06 billion during the same period last year. —File Photo
Remittances rose 5.74 per cent to $12.76 billion from $12.06 billion during the same period last year. —File Photo

KARACHI: Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves rose to $11.344 billion in the week ending June 21, from $11.340 billion the previous week, the central bank said.

Remittances from Pakistanis abroad rose 5.74 per cent to $12.76 billion in the 11 months of the 2012/13 fiscal year, from $12.06 billion during the same period last year.

The fiscal year runs from July to June.

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