SBP Reserves Rise Near $16 Billion After Fresh Dollar Inflows in One Week

Foreign reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) witnessed inflows of $17 million in the week that ended on May 8, 2026, depicting a 0.1 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 $43 million as of May 8, 2026, to $21.337 billion, compared to $21.294 billion in the previous week.

SBP’s reserves increased by $17 million to $15.867 billion, compared to $15.851 billion a week earlier.

Meanwhile, the net foreign reserves held by the commercial banks stood at $5.44 billion, depicting an increase of $27 million on a weekly basis.