Reserves at $17.49bn

Published May 29, 2015
SBP reserves decreased by $228 million to $12.284bn from $12.512bn. -Reuter/File
SBP reserves decreased by $228 million to $12.284bn from $12.512bn. -Reuter/File

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at $17.494 billion during the week ending May 22 compared to $17.749bn the previous week, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday.

The SBP reserves decreased by $228 million to $12.284bn from $12.512bn, and the other banks’ holdings were $5.210bn as compared to $5.237bn.

During the week, the SBP paid the last instalment of $136m to International Monetary Fund (IMF) under Stand-By Arrangement (SBA).

Published in Dawn, May 29th, 2015

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