Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves rise to $19.828 bln

KARACHI: The total foreign exchange reserves of the country have climbed to 19.828 billion dollars, said the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday.

SBP’s weekly statement said the foreign reserves held by State Bank on November 20 amounted 14. 6766 billion dollars and the net foreign reserves with other banks figured 5.151.6 billion.

During the week SBP’s liquid foreign reserves increased by 88 million to 14.677 billion compared to 14.589 billion in the previous week.