THE central bank injected Rs136bn into the banking system through an open market operation last Thursday. The injection was made at 6.51pc in a one-day contract.

According to the weekly statement of position of all scheduled banks for the week ending July 16, borrowings by all scheduled banks rose 9.64pc to Rs1,764.601bn, against the previous week’s figure of Rs1,609.478bn.

Borrowings by all commercial banks went up 9.81pc to Rs1,736.193bn in the week, against the previous week’s figure of Rs1,581.035bn.

Borrowings by commercial banks went up to Rs1,736.2bn in the week ending July 16, according to recently released SBP data

Borrowings by all specialised banks stood at Rs28.4bn in the week, against the preceding week’s figure of Rs28.443bn.

Cash and balances with treasury banks of all scheduled banks increased by 7.66pc to Rs889.9bn in the week under review, against the earlier week’s figure of Rs826.568bn.

Cash and balances with treasury banks of all commercial banks stood at Rs887.764bn in the week, against the preceding week’s figure of Rs824.5bn, depicting a rise of 7.67pc.

Cash and balances with treasury banks of all specialised banks stood at Rs2.135bn in the week, against the preceding week’s figure of Rs2.9bn.

Investments of all scheduled banks stood at Rs6,031.15bn in the week ending July 16, against the preceding week’s figure of Rs5,991.25bn, up 0.67pc.

Investments of all commercial banks stood at Rs6,003.65bn in the week, against the preceding week’s figure of Rs5,963.74bn, also depicting a rise of 0.67pc.

Investments of all specialised banks stood at Rs27.51bn in the week, against the preceding week’s figure of Rs27.51bn.

Gross advances by scheduled banks stood at Rs4,599.725bn in the week under review, showing an increase of 0.53pc over the preceding week’s figure of Rs4,575.59bn.

Advances by commercial banks rose 0.54pc to Rs4,445.67bn in the week, against the previous week’s figure of Rs4,421.874bn.

Advances by specialised banks stood at Rs154.056bn in the week, against the previous week’s figure of Rs153.72bn.

Total assets of all scheduled banks stood at Rs12,702bn in the week ending July 16, higher by 0.75pc over the preceding week’s figure of Rs12,607.223bn.

Chart by Rehan Ahmed

Total assets of all commercial banks stood at Rs12,508bn in the week, up 0.77pc over the previous week’s figure of Rs12,412.427bn.

Total assets of all specialised banks stood at Rs194bn in the week, over the previous week’s figure of Rs194.8bn.

Deposits and other accounts of all scheduled banks decreased 0.65pc to Rs8,987.69bn in the week under review, over the preceding week’s figure of Rs9,046.945bn.

Deposits and other accounts of all commercial banks stood at Rs8,957.564bn in the week, against the preceding week’s level of Rs9,016.637bn, down 0.66pc. Deposits and other accounts of all specialised banks stood at Rs30.127bn in the week, against the previous week’s figure of Rs30.308bn.

Other liabilities of all scheduled banks stood at Rs414.32bn in the week ending July 16, against the preceding week’s figure of Rs421.02bn.

Other liabilities of all commercial banks declined to Rs393.184bn in the week, against the previous week’s figure of Rs399.64bn.

Net assets of all scheduled banks stood at Rs1,294.443bn in the week under review, against the preceding week’s figure of Rs1,288.927bn, up 0.43pc.

Net assets of all commercial banks stood at Rs1,180.99bn in the week.

Published in Dawn, Economic & Business, August 3rd, 2015

On a mobile phone? Get the Dawn Mobile App: Apple Store | Google Play