Forex reserves jump to $ 15,542bn

KARACHI: Country's foreign exchange reserves have surged by $ 967 million to more than $ 15,542 billion as on August 3, 2012 on receipt of $ 1.18 billion under Coalition Support Fund (CSF).

According to State Bank of Pakistan here on Thursday, the foreign exchange reserves held by the Central Bank climbed to $ 11.089 billion while reserves held by banks improved to about $ 4.453 billion during the week.