KARACHI: The liquid foreign exchange of Pakistan has come down by $125 million to $27.103 billion by the week ended September 03, 2021, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday.
The foreign exchange reserves of the country were at $27.228 billion by the week ended August 27, 2021, the SBP added.
The official reserves of the SBP also fell by $123 million to $20.023 billion by the week ended September 03, 2021. The official reserves of the central bank slipped from record high of $20.146 billion a week ago.
The SBP attributed the decline in its foreign exchange reserves to external debt payments.
The foreign exchange reserves held by commercial banks slightly fell to $7.08 billion by the week ended September 03, 2021 as compared with $7.082 billion a week ago.
