Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves rise to $11.85 billion

The country's foreign exchange reserves rose by $130 million in the week that ended on August 8 to $11.85 billion from $11.72 billion the previous week, the central bank said on Thursday.
The State Bank of Pakistan's reserves rose to $8.36 billion from $8.31 billion a week earlier, while reserves held by commercial banks also rose to $3.49 billion from the previous week's $3.41 billion, the central bank said in a statement.