Pakistan, June 27 -- Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by record $2.66 billion on a weekly basis, clocking in at $9.06 billion as of June 20, data released on Thursday showed. This is the biggest weekly decline in SBP reserves in over 3 years. The central bank's reserves had previously declined by $2.9 billion back in March 2022. This week's decline brought the SBP reserves to 11-month low. Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at $14.39 billion. Net foreign reserves held by commercial banks stood at $5.33 billion. The SBP reserves saw a massive fall due to Government of Pakistan's (GOP) external debt repayments, mainly repayment of commercial borrowing.

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