KARACHI: During the week ending March 20, Pakistan’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at $16.131 billion versus $16.273bn the previous week, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said.
The State Bank’s reserves decreased by $159 million to $11.067bn from $11.226bn, and the other banks’ holdings were $5.064bn as compared to $5.047bn.
During the period, the SBP made payments of $268m on account of external debt and other official payments, including $51m payment to International Monetary Fund (IMF); however, it received $114m from multilateral, bilateral and other sources.