Pak forex figure $ 16.13109bn

26 Mar, 2015

KARACHI: Total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at dollars 16.13109 billion during the week ending March 20, said State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

According to SBP's weekly statement here on Thursday, the foreign reserves with State Bank amounted to $ 11.06703 billion and the net foreign reserves held by other banks amounted to $ 5.06406 billion. During the week, SBP's liquid foreign exchange reserves decreased by $ 159 million to $ 11.067 billion compared to $ 11.226 billion of the previous week.

Over this period, SBP made payments of $ 268 million on account of external debt and other official payments which included $ 51 million payment to international monetary fund (IMF) under ENDA. During the same period, SBP received $114 million from multilateral, bilateral and other sources.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2015

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