The total liquid foreign reserves of Pakistan increased to $12.886 billion after receiving American dollars from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, while the reserves held by the central bank reached $7.757 billion in the week ended on December 22.
The State Bank of Pakistan, in a statement issued on Thursday, informed that the Bank's reserves increased by $852 million to $7,757.1 million, mainly due to the receipt of official government of Pakistan inflows during the week under review.
Meanwhile, net foreign reserves held by commercial banks stood at $5,098.6 million, it added.
The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country, in the previous week ending on December 15, were $12 billion. Among them, foreign reserves held by the central bank were $6,904.8 million while net foreign reserves held by commercial banks were $5,163.6 million.
