Pakistan, July 3 -- Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $611 million during the week ended June 24, 2026, reaching $16.5 billion, mainly due to government inflows from multilateral institutions, the central bank said on Thursday. According to the SBP, the country's total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at $22.0 billion as of June 24.

Of the total, the SBP held $16.5 billion in foreign exchange reserves, while commercial banks held $5.5 billion.

In a statement, the central bank said: "During the week ended on 24-Jun-2026, SBP's FX reserves increased by US$611 million to US$16.5 billion. The increase in SBP's reserves is mainly due to GoP inflows from multilateral institutions."

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