KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $11 million to $14.243 billion during the week ending Aug 8.

The SBP has successfully maintained the foreign exchange reserves it accumulated at the close of FY25.

In fact, it exceeded the IMF’s target, reaching $14.5bn by the end of the fiscal year.

The country’s total liquid foreign reserves am­­o­unted to $19.496bn, with commercial banks holding net reserves of $5.253bn.

Published in Dawn, August 16th, 2025

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