Rs.1794.098bn currency notes in circulation
LAHORE: The total number of currency notes in circulation across the country decreased to Rs 1794.098 billion, according to the latest report of the State Bank of Pakistan for the week ending on February 17.
This compared to Rs.1798.987 billion notes in use for the week ending February 10.
The fresh report says that the total number of notes issued were Rs.1,794,202,825,00 (Rupees one trillion, seven ninty four billion, two hundred and two million, eight hundred and twenty five thousand).
The total number of notes held in the banking department stood at Rs.104,085,000 down from Rs.127,070,000 in the corresponding week.
The total assets held by the SBP amounted to Rs.1,794,202,825,000 while the liabilities were also of the same figures.
The total liquid foreign reserves as of February 17 were mentioned as $ 16,645.2 million. This included $ 12,212.2 million held by the SBP and $ 4,433.0 by the other banks.
Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2012
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