Country's foreign exchange reserves fall US$316bn

Dunya News

The official reserves of the SBP declined on account of external payment

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves dropped to US$316 million during the week ended August 31 as against $16.685 billion in the preceding week, the central bank said on Thursday.

The official reserves of the central bank reduced by $341 million to $9.885 billion by week ended August 31 as against $10.226 billion in the preceding week.

The official reserves of the SBP declined on account of external payment.

The commercial banks have stock of foreign exchange at $6.484 billion as against $6.458 billion.