April 04, 2024 (MLN): The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) rose by $18.5 million or 0.23% WoW to $8.04 billion during the week ended on March 29, 2024, according to the data released by the central bank on Thursday.
Conversely, the country's total reserves dropped by $48.7m or 0.36% WoW to $13.38bn.
This is because the reserves held by commercial banks decreased by $67.2m or 1.24% WoW to $5.34bn.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has made a crucial announcement that the country is set to receive the final loan tranche worth around $1.1bn from the International Monetary Fund this month.
He further stated that the Finance Minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb will also hold meetings with the IMF officials to discuss the terms of a new program, which is expected to carry tough conditions.
To note, in the current fiscal year, total liquid foreign reserves have increased by $4.22bn or 46.06%.
Meanwhile, the current calendar year has seen an increase of $0.71bn or 5.57%.
