SBP reserves rise $1.2bn to $18.33bn

The State Bank of Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves rose $1.21 billion in the week to September 04, 2026, reaching $18.33 billion, according to Mettis Global. That gain represents a weekly rise of 7.07 per cent, the central bank's figures showed on Thursday.

Total liquid reserves, which include the holdings of commercial banks, climbed 5.27 per cent in the same week to $23.72 billion, adding $1.19 billion. Reserves held by commercial banks, by contrast, fell $22.5 million, or 0.42 per cent, to $5.39 billion.

Mettis Global also reported a $2.27 billion, or 14.04 per cent, increase so far in the current calendar year. The figures compare the week ended September 04, 2026 with the week ended August 28, 2026.