Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves rise by 19 mln USD
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said Thursday that its foreign exchange reserves had increased by 19 million U.S. dollars.
During the week ending on Aug. 16, the total foreign exchange reserves of the bank reached around 9.3 billion U.S. dollars, the central bank said in a statement.
Net foreign reserves held by commercial banks came at around 5.4 billion dollars, it added.