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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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 (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.