State Bank of Pakistan says its forex reserves have fallen by $327 mn

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State Bank of Pakistan says its forex reserves have fallen by $327 mn


The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced that its foreign exchange reserves have decreased by $327 million.


During the week ending on November 25, the total foreign exchange reserves of the Pakistani central bank fell to around $7.49 billion, the SBP said in a statement on Thursday evening.


The decrease was “due to external debt repayment”, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying.


Net foreign reserves held by commercial banks came at $5.87 billion, the central bank said.


Total liquid foreign reserves held by the South Asian country stood at about $13.37 billion, according to the SBP.


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