The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at US$17,397.6 million on 29March2019.The break-up of the foreign reserves position is as under:-
Foreign reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan : US$ 10,492.0 million
Net foreign reserves held by commercial banks : US$ 6,905.6 million
Total liquid foreign reserves : US$ 17,397.6 million
During the week ending 29March2019, SBP received inflow of RMB 15 billion equivalent to US$2.2 billion as proceeds of the loan obtained by the government of Pakistan from China. After taking into account outflows relating to external debt and other official payments, SBP reserves increased by US$1,931 million during the week.