Published on, Aug. 26 -- August 26, 2025 4:07 PM

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has purchased $7.76 billion from the foreign exchange market since June 2024 to boost the country's foreign reserves and stabilize the exchange rate.

In May 2025, SBP acquired $522 million from the interbank market, bringing total interventions over the past 12 months, from June 2024 to May 2025, to $7.76 billion, with April interventions at $473 million.

Pakistan's reserves increased from $9.4 billion in June 2024 to $11.5 billion in May 2025, despite fluctuations caused by external repayments and inflows, supported by multilateral assistance in September, November 2024, and May 2025.

The SBP continued interventions in the forex market, sometimes exceed...