KARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at US $20,383.4 million on 15 December 2017. This was announced by the State Bank of Pakistan in a statement here on Thursday.
It said that the break-up of the foreign reserves position is as under:
- i) Foreign reserves held by SBP: US$ 14,332.2 million
- ii) Net foreign reserves held by commercial banks: US$ 6,051.2 million
iii) Total liquid foreign reserves: US$ 20,383.4 million
During the week ending 15 December 2017, SBP’s reserves decreased by US$ 334 million to US$ 14,332 million. The decrease in reserves is due to payments on account of external debt servicing and other official outflows.