January 27, 2023
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State Bank of Pakistan’s forex reserves nose dive

According to the reports, during the week ending on January 20, the total foreign exchange reserves of the Pakistani central bank fell to around $3.67 billion…reports Asian Lite News

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said its foreign exchange reserves had decreased by $923 million last week.

During the week ending on January 20, the total foreign exchange reserves of the Pakistani central bank fell to around $3.67 billion, the central bank said in a statement on Thursday night.

The decrease was “due to external debt repayments”, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying.

Net foreign reserves held by commercial banks came at $5.77 billion, it said.

Total liquid foreign reserves held by the South Asian country stood at about $9.45 billion, according to the SBP.

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