Foreign exchange reserves decline to $14.64 billion

Foreign exchange reserves decline to $14.64 billion

KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves of the country have declined by $188 million to $14.639 billion by week ended June 14, 2019 as compared with $14.826 billion by June 03, 2019, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday.

The official reserves of the central bank declined by $203 million to $7.604 billion by week ended June 14, 2019 as compared with $7.807 billion as of June 03, 2019.

The SBP said that the official reserves had been declined due to external debt servicing and other official payments.

The foreign exchange reserves held by commercial banks increased by $15 million to $7.034 billion as compared with previous level of $7.02 billion.