Forex reserves surge 0.29pc to $15.063 billion

KARACHI: The country’s liquid foreign exchange reserves have increased by 0.29 percent to $15.063 billion as of January 23, 2015 as compared to $15.019 billion on January 16, 2015, the central bank said on Thursday.
The reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) stood at $10.248 billion during the week as compared to $10.330 billion in the previous week, it said.
Net foreign exchange reserves held by commercial banks stood at $4.815 billion during the week ended January 23, 2015 as against $4.689 billion in the previous week.