Pakistan, June 5 -- The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported a minor decline of $7 million in its foreign exchange reserves for the week ending May 30, 2025. This brought the SBP's total reserves to $11.51 billion, according to data released on Thursday. The small dip reflects ongoing challenges in managing foreign currency amid repayments and imports.

Despite this slight drop, Pakistan's overall liquid foreign reserves-including those held by commercial banks-remained steady at $16.60 billion. Commercial banks held $5.09 billion in reserves, showing stability amid the central bank's fluctuation.

The small decline follows a major boost the previous week, when SBP's reserves jumped by over $1 billion. This increase came after Pakistan r...