Foreign exchange reserves increase to $20.435 billion

Foreign exchange reserves increase to $20.435 billion

KARACHI: The liquid foreign exchange reserves of the country have increased by $276 million to $20.435 billion by week ended March 19, 2021, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday.

The foreign exchange reserves of the country were at $20.159 billion by week ended March 12, 2021.

The official reserves of the State Bank increased by $275 million to $13.295 billion by week ended March 19, 2021 as compared with $13.020 billion a week ago.

The foreign exchange reserves held by commercial banks were remained flat at $7.14 billion by week ended March 19, 2021 as against $7.139 billion a week ago.