Pak forex figures $ 20.333bn

25 Feb, 2016

KARACHI: The total liquid foreign exchange reserves of the country stand at dollars 20.333 billion, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said.

An SBP's weekly statement here on Thursday said that the foreign reserves held by SBP on Feb 19, amounted $ 15,478.9 million and the net foreign reserves held by other banks were $ 4,854 mln.

During the week ending on Feb 19, SBP's liquid foreign exchange reserves decreased by $ 36 million to $ 15,479 mln compared to $ 15,515 mln in the previous week.

The decrease in reserves was due to payments of $ 35 mln on account of external debt servicing.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2016

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