ISLAMABAD, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by 1.77 billion U.S. dollars, the central bank said in a statement on Thursday.
During the week ending July 4, the SBP's total foreign exchange reserves stood at about 14.50 billion dollars, the statement said.
The central bank said the rise was due to the receipt of official inflows.
Net foreign reserves held by commercial banks came in at around 5.52 billion dollars, the SBP added.
Total liquid foreign reserves held by the South Asian country were recorded at approximately 20.03 billion dollars, the bank said. ■
