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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves rise $39m to $21.44bn

Pakistan Published 1 October 2026, 20:39 · archived 1 Oct 2026

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $39 million during the week ended September 25, 2026, reaching $21.439 billion, according to data released by the central bank on Thursday. The country’s total liquid foreign reserves stood at $26.771 billion as of September 25, compared with $26.811 billion a week earlier. Of the total reserves, $21.439 billion were held by the SBP, while net foreign reserves held by commercial banks stood at $5.332 billion. The latest increase takes SBP-held reserves to their highest level in the reported period. “During the week...

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