Pak forex figure $ 9.71305bn

10 Apr, 2014

KARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves of the country stand at dollars 9.71305 billion, said State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

According to SBP's weekly statement here on Thursday, the foreign reserves held by State Bank on April 4, amounted $ 4.94302 billion and the net foreign reserves held by banks figured $ 4.77003 billion.

During the week, SBP's liquid foreign reserves decreased by $ 229 million to $ 4,943 million compared to $ 5,172 million in the previous week. The decrease in the Central Bank reserves is due to external debt servicing of $ 142 million including $ 109 million payment to International Monetary Fund ( IMF) on account of SBA and other official payments.

Over the same period, there was no major inflow from multilateral and bilateral sources, SBP declared.

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