The foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) have once again touched the $13 billion mark.
According to the data released by the SBP, the central bank received inflows of $38 million in the week ending on March 5. With the addition of the inflows, the reserves of the central bank stood at $13.01 billion.
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