SBP's weekly statement here on Thursday said the foreign reserves held by State Bank on Sept. 23, were $18,395.1 million and the net foreign reserves held by the Commercial Banks amounted $ 5,022.9 million.
During the week, SBP's liquid foreign exchange reserves increased by $ 738 million to $ 18,395 million as compared to $ 17,657 million in the previous week.
The increase in reserves is mainly attributed to Government of Pakistan inflow of $ 700 million from China Development Bank.