Forex reserves fall by $161 million

The country's total liquid foreign exchange reserves declined by $161 million during last week. According to weekly foreign exchange report issued by the State Bank of Pakistan on Thursday, total liquid foreign exchange reserves held by the country stood at $18.743 billion as on March 13, 2020 down from $18.904 billion on March 6, 2020.
During the week under review, the State Bank's foreign exchange reserves decreased by $110 million to $12.68 billion. Reserves held by banks fell by $61 million to $6.06 billion at the end of last week.