Skip to main content
Toggle Side Panel
Close search

SBP Sets $20.2 Billion Reserve Target for December After Latest Inflow

3Verified Sources
Animated editorial illustration for: SBP Sets $20.2 Billion Reserve Target for December After Latest Inflow
0:000:00
AI-assisted editorial illustration — not a photograph.
Like
Abeer Junaid
Share

At a glance

  • SBP's foreign exchange reserves increased by $1.21 billion to $18.33 billion in the week ending Sep 4.
  • The rise was attributed to the receipt of government commercial loan proceeds.
  • The SBP has set a new reserves target of $20.20 billion for December 2026.

Story so far

Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves have seen a significant boost, with the State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) holdings increasing by $1.21 billion to reach $18.33 billion in the week ending September 4, 2026. The central bank attributed the rise to the inflow of a government commercial loan. The country's total liquid foreign reserves now stand at approximately $23.72 billion.

Latest development

The State Bank of Pakistan has set a new foreign exchange reserves target of $20.20 billion for December 2026. This comes after its reserves increased by $1.21 billion to $18.33 billion in the first week of September, following the receipt of a government commercial loan.

Latest updates

While the State Bank's reserves saw a significant increase, net foreign reserves held by commercial banks declined by $22.5 million during the same week, settling at $5.388 billion.

The State Bank also noted that it had successfully met its foreign exchange reserves target for the fiscal year 2026, with reserves surpassing $18 billion by the end of June 2026. A new target of $20.20 billion has been set for December 2026.

Sources and updates

Business Recorder

Forex reserves surge to USD23.72bn

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves have increased by around USD 1.18 billion in a week following the arrival of commercial loan inflows from the Government of Pakistan. According to weekly report issued by the State Bank of

Business Recorder

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves surge $1.21bn to $18.33bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $1.21 billion to $18.33 billion during the week ended September 4, 2026, mainly due to the receipt of government commercial loan proceeds. In its weekly reserves statemen

Usama MehboobUsama MehboobEditor
Categories: Business & Economy
Tags: , , ,

Responses

>

Report

Harassment or bullying behavior
Contains mature or sensitive content
Contains misleading or false information
Contains abusive or derogatory content
Contains spam, fake content or potential malware

Block Member?

Please confirm you want to block this member.

You will no longer be able to:

  • See blocked member's posts
  • Mention this member in posts
  • Invite this member to groups
  • Message this member
  • Add this member as a connection

Please note: This action will also remove this member from your connections and send a report to the site admin. Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete.

Report

You have already reported this .