The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has released the exchange rates for December 07, 2021, offering valuable information based on the weighted average rates of commercial banks.
Karachi, Pakistan – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has published the customers’ exchange rates for December 06, 2021, providing insights into the current currency values.
Karachi, Pakistan – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has unveiled the exchange rates for December 03, 2021, providing a snapshot of the current market values.
The import cover was 3.3 months in August 2021, according to analysts at Topline Securities.
According to the data released by the SBP, its official reserves were declined by $244 million to $16.01 billion by the week ended November 26, 2021, as compared with $16.254 billion a week ago.
The foreign exchange reserves of the country reduced by $275 million to $22.499 billion by the week ended November 26, 2021, as compared with $22.774 billion by the week ended November 19, 2021.
The foreign exchange reserves held by commercial banks also declined by $31 million to $6.489 billion by the week ended November 26, 2021 as compared with $6.52 billion a week ago.
ISLAMABAD: Shaukat Tarin, Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, has directed the authorities to take measures to reduce the import of luxury items.
He was presiding over a meeting to review the balance of trade at Finance Division on Thursday.
Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam, Federal Minister for Industries and Production Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar, Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar, Adviser to the PM on Commerce & Investment Abdul Razak Dawood, Federal Secretaries, Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP),Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and other senior officers participated in the meeting.
The meeting reviewed and discussed the import bill for the last five months- July to Nov 2021.
It was informed that the pressure on import bill was mainly due to global high commodity prices especially energy, steel, and industrial raw materials.
The forum also noted that high import of vaccine contributed significantly to the rise in import bill.
Moreover, it was informed that there will be less import of food items, furnace oil and vaccine in the coming months that will significantly reduce the pressure on trade bill in the second half of the current fiscal year.
At the conclusion, the Adviser to the PM on Finance and Revenue advised the concerned authorities to take effective policy measures to reduce unnecessary imports of luxury items.
Karachi, Pakistan – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has published the exchange rates for December 01, 2021, providing a comprehensive overview based on the weighted average rates of commercial banks.