KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves increased by $21 million to $11.22 billion, the central bank announced on Thursday.

The SBP is struggling to increase its forex reserves to $13bn by the end of FY25.

The country’s total foreign exchange reserves stood at $15.92bn, $4.7bn held by the commercial banks.

Published in Dawn, February 28th, 2025

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