KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) dropped by $169 million to $17.686 billion during the week ended on Dec 31, the central bank said on Thursday.

       The country’s total reserves stood at $24.018bn while those held by commercial banks were record--ed at $6.332bn by the end of the week.

       Published in Dawn, January 7th, 2022