KARACHI: Pakistan’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves amounted to $23.16 billion on December 30, down $122.4 million or 0.52 per cent from a week ago, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday.

According to a statement released by the central bank, the SBP’s reserves also decreased $30.5m to $18.27bn due to external debt servicing.

Net foreign exchange reserves held by commercial banks amounted to $4.89bn on Dec 30, registering a decrease of 1.84pc over the preceding week.

Published in Dawn, January 6th, 2017

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