SBP reports USD 16m rise in foreign exchange reserves<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe SBP said total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at USD 21.70 billion as of March 13. Of this, USD 16.35 billion were held by the central bank, while USD 5.35 billion were maintained by commercial banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe SBP\u2019s FX reserves increased by USD 13 million to USD 16,353.7 million during the week ended on March 13, 2026,\u201d the central bank said in its statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The modest increase reflects a stable reserve position, with overall foreign exchange buffers remaining above the USD 21 billion mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Karachi: Pakistan\u2019s foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) recorded a slight increase during the week ended March 13, indicating continued stability in the country\u2019s external position. According to data released by the central bank on Thursday, SBP-held reserves rose by USD 13 million to USD 16.35 billion, compared to USD 16.34 billion in the previous week. Read: SBP reports USD 16m rise in foreign exchange reserves The SBP said total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at USD 21.70 billion as of March 13. Of this, USD 16.35 billion were held by the central bank, while USD 5.35 billion were maintained by commercial banks. \u201cThe SBP\u2019s FX reserves increased by USD 13 million to USD 16,353.7 million during the week ended on March 13, 2026,\u201d the central bank said in its statement. The modest increase reflects a stable reserve position, with overall foreign exchange buffers remaining above the USD 21 billion mark.<\/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":[71914,65408,67495,67198,7793,71913,68514,34475,63217,45743,51977,2631,67494,71915],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-105080","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-central-bank-data","9":"tag-commercial-banks-reserves","10":"tag-economic-indicators","11":"tag-external-sector-stability","12":"tag-foreign-exchange-reserves","13":"tag-fx-reserves-update","14":"tag-liquid-reserves","15":"tag-pakistan-economy","16":"tag-pakistan-financial-news","17":"tag-pakistan-forex-reserves","18":"tag-sbp-reserves","19":"tag-state-bank-of-pakistan","20":"tag-usd-reserves","21":"tag-weekly-reserves-data","22":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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