Pakistan foreign exchange reserves rise to $9.497 billion
KARACHI: Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves increased to $9.497 billion in the week ending October 25 as compared to $9.230 billion in the previous week, the State Bank of Pakistan said in a...
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November 01, 2013
KARACHI: Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves increased to $9.497 billion in the week ending October 25 as compared to $9.230 billion in the previous week, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said in a statement issued here.
A breakup is given below:
RESERVES ($bns)
Week ending Oct 25
Previous Week
Change/pct
Held by SBP
4.299
4.086
5.21
Held by banks
5.198
5.144
1.04
Total
9.497
9.230
2.89
It is pertinent to note that the boost comes from a rise in workers remittances which jumped by 9 percent to $3.9 billion, during the first thee months of FY14, from $3.6 billion in the same period last year.