Islamabad

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced that its foreign exchange reserves had decreased by $245 million.

During the week ending on December 30, 2022, the total foreign exchange reserves of the Pakistani central bank fell to around $5.57 billion.

The decrease was due to external debt repayment.

Net foreign reserves held by commercial banks came at $5.84 billion, the central bank said.

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Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at about $11.42 billion, according to the SBP.