SBP-held foreign exchange reserves surge $1.21bn to $18.33bn

Business Recorder reported that the State Bank of Pakistan's foreign currency reserves rose $1.21 billion in the week ended September 4, 2026, reaching $18.33 billion. The central bank's weekly statement put total liquid reserves at $23.72 billion as of the same date. A week earlier the SBP had reported that its reserves were $17.12 billion, so the latest figure marks a further rise.

The central bank linked most of the increase to money from a commercial loan that the Government of Pakistan received. Commercial banks accounted for $5.39 billion of net reserves within that liquid total, with the SBP holding the rest. In its own wording, the SBP said reserves went up by US$ 1,210 million, ending the week at US$ 18,328.2 million.