SBP reserves up $66m

Published May 30, 2026 Updated May 30, 2026 06:02am

KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) rose by $66 million to $17.147 billion during the week ended on May 22, reaching close to the $18bn target by the end of June.

The central bank on Friday announced that the country’s overall liquid foreign reserves stood at $22.646bn during the week under review, including $5.499bn held by the commercial banks.

Published in Dawn, May 30th, 2026

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