Pakistan's total liquid foreign exchange reserves rose to $26,864.5 million as of October 30, while State Bank of Pakistan reserves stood at $21,561.2 million, the central bank said in its weekly statement.
During the week ended October 30, SBP reserves increased by $39 million. Commercial banks' holdings rose by $71 million to $5,303.3 million.
A week earlier, on October 23, total liquid reserves were $26,754.2 million, of which the State Bank held $21,521.7 million and commercial banks $5,232.5 million. The latest figures extend a recent climb in Pakistan's foreign-exchange cushion.