Remittances rise 13% Y-O-Y, reaching USD 31.2 bn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe steady increase in reserves is seen as a positive sign for Pakistan\u2019s external account stability, supported by improved remittance inflows, controlled current account deficit, and sustained foreign investment interest in domestic bonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The SBP has also been active in the open market to maintain currency stability, and analysts say that further buildup in reserves could improve Pakistan\u2019s credit outlook and help the government meet near-term external debt obligations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karachi: Pakistan\u2019s foreign exchange reserves continued their upward trajectory as the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) added USD 46 million during the week ending June 13, 2025, according to data released by the central bank on Thursday. The SBP\u2019s reserves stood at USD 11.722 billion, up from USD 11.676 billion a week earlier. Meanwhile, reserves held by commercial banks also posted a significant increase, rising by USD 83 million to reach USD 5.283 billion. As a result, the country\u2019s total liquid foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 129 million during the week, crossing the USD 17 billion mark to reach USD 17.005 billion\u2014up from USD 16.875 billion on June 6. Read: Remittances rise 13% Y-O-Y, reaching USD 31.2 bn The steady increase in reserves is seen as a positive sign for Pakistan\u2019s external account stability, supported by improved remittance inflows, controlled current account deficit, and sustained foreign investment interest in domestic bonds. The SBP has also been active in the open market to maintain currency stability, and analysts say that further buildup in reserves could improve Pakistan\u2019s credit outlook and help the government meet near-term external debt obligations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":76277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[14420,65408,7077,65409,34475,45743,51977,65407,65406],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-102564","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-balance-of-payments","9":"tag-commercial-banks-reserves","10":"tag-foreign-exchange","11":"tag-june-2025-economic-data","12":"tag-pakistan-economy","13":"tag-pakistan-forex-reserves","14":"tag-sbp-reserves","15":"tag-sbp-weekly-update","16":"tag-usd-17-billion-reserves","17":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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