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Pakistan’s foreign reserves stand $ 26.75 billion, SBP holds $21.52 b

Pakistan’s foreign reserves stand $26.77 billion, SBP reserves further rise to $21.44 b
KARACHI, Oct 29 (APP): The total liquid foreign reserves of Pakistan stood at US$ 26,754.2 million as of October 23, while State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reserves increased to US$ 21,521.7 million.
“During the week ended on 23-Oct-2026, SBP’s FX reserves increased by US$ 33 million to US$ 21,521.7 million”, the central bank Thursday reported in its weekly statement on the position of liquid foreign reserves.
Meanwhile, the foreign reserves held by commercial banks increased by $ 112 million to $ 5,232.5 million during the period under review, the breakup of forex reserves showed.
Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves in the previous week ended on October 16, 2026, stood at $ 26,833 million. Among them the State Bank of Pakistan held foreign exchange reserves of $ 21,488.6 million while commercial banks held the other $ 5,344.4 million.

Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)