Foreign reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) witnessed inflows of $730 million in the week that ended on April 24, 2026, depicting a 4.8 percent increase on a week-on-week basis.
The central bank’s weekly report released on Thursday revealed that the country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves went up by $641 million as of April 24, 2026, to $21.269 billion, compared to $20.629 billion in the previous week.
SBP’s reserves increased by $730 million to $15.828 billion, compared to $15.098 billion a week earlier.
Meanwhile, the net foreign reserves held by the commercial banks stood at $5.44 billion, depicting a decrease of $90 million on a weekly basis.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board will take up Pakistan’s Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) next month and, upon approval, release approximately $1.2 billion in fresh funding under ongoing financial support program, sources told ProPakistani.
The IMF Executive Board’s calendar has added Pakistan’s loan agenda item for May 8, 2026.
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