Pakistan's total forex reserves drop to $19.66 billion
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Pakistan's total liquid foreign reserves dropped to $19.66 billion by October 31, with the State Bank's reserves rising slightly to $14.50 billion, while commercial bank reserves fell to $5.16 billion
KARACHI (Dunya News) – The total liquid foreign reserves of Pakistan dropped to $19,663.6 million as of 31 October while the reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan slightly increased to $14,502.8 million.
“During the week ended on 31-Oct-2025, SBP’s FX reserves increased by $31 million to $14,502.8 million,” the central bank said in its weekly report on the position of liquid foreign reserves.
However, the net foreign reserves held by the commercial banks decreased by $55 million to $5,160.8 million, as depicted by the reserves break up for the period under review.
Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country, in the previous week ended on October 24, 2025, were $ 19,687.6 million.
Among them the central bank held foreign reserves of $ 14,471.6 million while the other $ 5,216 million were held by the commercial banks.
