ISLAMABAD, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said that its foreign exchange reserves have increased by 18 million U.S. dollars.
During the week ending on March 10, total foreign exchange reserves of the SBP rose to around 4.3 billion dollars, the SBP said in a statement on Thursday.
Net foreign reserves held by commercial banks came at 5.5 billion dollars, the SBP added.
Total liquid foreign reserves held by the South Asian country reached about 9.8 billion dollars, according to the central bank. ■