{
  "id": 11226097,
  "title": "SBP-held foreign exchange reserves rise $39m to $21.44bn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/sbp-held-foreign-exchange-reserves-rise-39m-to-21-44bn",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-01T15:39:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442201/sbp-held-foreign-exchange-reserves-rise-39m-to-2144bn"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported a $39 million increase in foreign exchange reserves during the week ending September 25, 2026, bringing the total to $21.439 billion. As of this date, the country's total liquid foreign reserves were recorded at $26.771 billion, slightly down from $26.811 billion the previous week. The SBP holds $21.439 billion of these reserves, while commercial banks manage $5.332 billion. This increase marks the highest level of SBP-held reserves in the reported period, with the latest rise taking the total to $21.439 billion.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}