SBP's weekly statement here Thursday said that foreign reserves held by State Bank on Sept. 30, amounted $ 18,491.1 million and the net foreign reserves held by commercial banks were $ 5,121.3 million. Over the week, the country's total reserves increased by $ 194 million to $ 23,612 million. Whereas, SBP's liquid foreign exchange reserves increased by $ 96 million to $ 18,491 million during the week.
The increase in SBP's reserves is due to proceeds of $ 102 million received from International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the last tranche under EFF.