{"id":105521,"date":"2026-05-15T16:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=105521"},"modified":"2026-05-15T16:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:14:07","slug":"forex-reserves-inch-up-to-usd-15-867-bn-sbp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/forex-reserves-inch-up-to-usd-15-867-bn-sbp.html","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan\u2019s forex reserves inch up to USD 15.867 bn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Karachi: Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased marginally during the week ended May 8, 2026, according to data released by the central bank on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SBP reported that its foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 17 million over the week, bringing the total to USD 15.867 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, Pakistan\u2019s total liquid foreign reserves stood at USD 21.337 billion during the period under review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of this, net reserves held by commercial banks were recorded at USD 5.469 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/npc-investment-to-more-non-resident-pakistanis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SBP expands NPC investment to more non-resident Pakistanis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In its statement, the central bank said the slight increase in its reserves reflects continued stability in external accounts, as Pakistan works to strengthen its foreign exchange position and maintain macroeconomic stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gradual buildup in reserves comes amid ongoing efforts to improve external buffers and support financial stability in the broader economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased marginally during the week ended May 8, 2026, according to data released by the central bank on Thursday. The SBP reported that its foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 17 million over the week, bringing the total to USD 15.867 billion. Overall, Pakistan\u2019s total liquid foreign reserves stood at USD 21.337 billion during the period under review. Of this, net reserves held by commercial banks were recorded at USD 5.469 billion. Read: SBP expands NPC investment to more non-resident Pakistanis In its statement, the central bank said the slight increase in its reserves reflects continued stability in external accounts, as Pakistan works to strengthen its foreign exchange position and maintain macroeconomic stability. The gradual buildup in reserves comes amid ongoing efforts to improve external buffers and support financial stability in the broader economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":103519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[71826,65408,73070,46247,70723,7793,7712,63705,32,34475,73071,73069,6066,2631],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-105521","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-banking-sector-pakistan","9":"tag-commercial-banks-reserves","10":"tag-dollar-reserves","11":"tag-economic-stability","12":"tag-external-accounts","13":"tag-foreign-exchange-reserves","14":"tag-forex-reserves","15":"tag-macroeconomic-stability","16":"tag-pakistan","17":"tag-pakistan-economy","18":"tag-pakistan-economy-news","19":"tag-pakistan-financial-data","20":"tag-sbp","21":"tag-state-bank-of-pakistan","22":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Forex reserves inch up to USD 15.867 bn: SBP - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The central bank said the slight increase in its reserves reflects continued stability in external accounts, as Pakistan works to...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/forex-reserves-inch-up-to-usd-15-867-bn-sbp.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Forex reserves inch up to USD 15.867 bn: SBP - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The central bank said the slight increase in its reserves reflects continued stability in external accounts, as Pakistan works to...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/forex-reserves-inch-up-to-usd-15-867-bn-sbp.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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