SBP reserves rise slightly, Pakistan’s total forex holdings reach $22.74 billion
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Central bank’s foreign exchange reserves increase by $6 million during the week ended June 12, while commercial banks hold over $5.5 billion.
Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves remained broadly stable during the week ended June 12, 2026, with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reporting a modest increase in its holdings.
Data released by the central bank on Thursday showed that SBP-held foreign exchange reserves rose by $6 million every week to $17.221 billion.
The improvement pushed the country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves to $22.742 billion, including $5.521 billion held by commercial banks.
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Pakistan’s banking sector continued to account for a sizeable portion of the country’s external liquidity, with commercial bank reserves standing above the $5.5 billion mark during the reporting period.
In a statement, the central bank said, “During the week ended on 12-June-2026, SBP’s FX reserves increased by US$6 million to US$17,221.0 million.”
The latest reserve position reflects a largely unchanged external account picture, with the central bank’s holdings registering a marginal gain compared with the previous week while overall liquid reserves remained above the $22.7 billion level.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
