Reserves rise

Published February 29, 2008

KARACHI, Feb 28; The country’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $57 million to $14.137 billion in the week that ended on Feb. 23, the central bank said on Thursday.

Reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) jumped to $11.963 billion from $11.869 billion in the previous week, while those held by commercial banks eased to $2.174 billion from $2.211 billion.—Reuters

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