State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has revealed that the country’s foreign reserves have fallen by $602 million during the week ending on June 22. According to the figures released by Pakistan’s central bank, foreign currency reserves stand at $9.663 billion only.
Yesterday, SBP mentioned that the said amount of $602 million was used for debt servicing and other payments during this week.
State of Pakistan’s Foreign Currency Reserves
Overall, Pakistan’s foreign reserves stood at $16.244 billion. However, the foreign exchange holdings of commercial banks rose by $48 million in just one week. The commercial banks’ holdings now amount to $6.581 billion in total.
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The holdings by commercial banks have been increasing lately as they touched $5.258 billion up from $4.775 billion last week.
Commercial holdings have increased as well in the past year by a staggering $1.325 billion.
Experts say that the current figure of $9.663 billion is not enough to meet the country’s import needs for more than two months. The trade deficit has been on the rise as well as the governments have failed to generate a debt-free cash inflow.
The rupee has also been taking hits against the dollar in the recent days as it touched a record-low value of around Rs 122 against one dollar at one point. Despite the perception that low value of rupee will minimize the import bill, there has been no significant decrease in the trade deficit.
Via Dawn
Very much shame-full stage, this country is standing now. Now is at Grey List, near soon will slip into the gutter of Black List. We pray to push this country into Black List hole, till the Mafias of Rawalpindi, Punjabi Bureaucracy Mafias of Islamabad and Political Mafias of Punjab are seating upon the shoulder of Quide-e-Azam’s Pakistan, the same condition will remain. Bangladesh was is best country who freed from the grip of Punjabi Mafias in 1970 and now standing at the door of G-20 countries to enter in side, keeping federal reserve of 32 billion Bangladesh is flying with speed country Economics. There is no income generating resources with Pakistan, the NAKAM RIYAST has been using GAS, PETROL & ELECTRIC to snatch out money from the pocket of the country people. At last a such stage is to come when Kahota will be privatised to generate income for the survival of the hijacker Mafias of this country. (Insha Allah).
True this country need revolution big time
very sad but true
very sad but true