NBP issues foreign exchange rates

According to Mettis Global, the treasury arm of National Bank of Pakistan published its foreign exchange rates on Tuesday, 18 August 2026, creating a reference point for the day's market dealings. The bank quoted the US dollar at Rs278.00 for selling and Rs277.50 for buying, while the euro was priced at Rs321.77 and Rs321.19 respectively. Sterling stood at Rs376.31 selling and Rs375.63 buying, and the Saudi riyal was listed at Rs74.05 and Rs73.92.

A separate table set conversion rates for frozen foreign currency deposits, with the US dollar at Rs277.5955, sterling at Rs376.6694, the euro at Rs322.3717 and the yen at Rs1.7463, all for settlement on Thursday, 20 August 2026. Transactions above 5,000 USD, counted cumulatively, fall outside these quotes, and the same ceiling applies to equivalent sums in other currencies. Five listed currencies, including the New Zealand dollar, Malaysian ringgit, Thai baht, Qatari riyal and Kuwaiti dinar, are not available to the bank's customers.