--- title: "Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves increase by $25 million in week to August 13" description: "Most outlets reported the $25 million rise in the State Bank of Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves, reaching $17.08 billion as of August 13, 2026. Pakistan Observer and 24 News HD also noted the total liquid reserves at $22.5 billion, while others focused primarily on the SBP-held amount. The framing was largely consistent across the excerpts, with slight variation in the specific metric highlighted." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/4058-sbp-held-forex-reserves-rise-by-25mn-to-17-08bn site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves increase by $25 million in week to August 13 business · latest filing 21 Aug 2026, 9:42 AM PKT · 20–21 Aug 2026 · 6 articles from 6 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 6 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the $25 million rise in the State Bank of Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves, reaching $17.08 billion as of August 13, 2026. Pakistan Observer and 24 News HD also noted the total liquid reserves at $22.5 billion, while others focused primarily on the SBP-held amount. The framing was largely consistent across the excerpts, with slight variation in the specific metric highlighted. ## Same story from 6 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Dunya News** — [Pakistan's total liquid foreign reserves cross $22.5 billion](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Business/968989-pakistans-total-liquid-foreign-reserves-cross-225-billion) · 21 Aug 2026, 9:42 AM PKT > Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves rose to $22.51 billion as SBP reserves increased by $25 million to $17.08 billion during the week ended August 13, 2026. - **Daily Times** — [SBP-held reserves rise by $25m to $17.08bn](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1541300/sbp-held-reserves-rise-by-25m-to-17-08bn/) · 21 Aug 2026, 12:19 AM PKT · 76% identical wording to the newest filing > Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $25 million during the week ended August 13, 2026, reaching $17.08 billion, according to data released by the central bank on Thursday. The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at $22.51 billion as of August 13, comprising $17.08 billion held by […] - **24 News HD** — [Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves cross $ 22.5 billion](https://www.24newshd.tv/20-Aug-2026/pakistan-s-total-liquid-foreign-reserves-cross-22-5-billion) · 20 Aug 2026, 9:29 PM PKT · 95% identical wording to the newest filing > The total liquid foreign reserves of Pakistan rose to US$ 22,506. - **ProPakistani** — [SBP Reserves Gain $25 Million](https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/20/sbp-reserves-gain-25-million/) · 20 Aug 2026, 8:14 PM PKT · 69% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves witnessed a small increase during the week ended August 13, 2026. According to the State Bank… Read More The post SBP Reserves Gain $25 Million appeared first on ProPakistani. - **Business Recorder** — [SBP-held forex reserves rise by $25mn to $17.08bn](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435778/sbp-held-forex-reserves-rise-by-25mn-to-1708bn) · 20 Aug 2026, 7:59 PM PKT · 75% identical wording to the newest filing > Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $25 million during the week ended August 13, 2026, reaching $17.08 billion, according to data released by the central bank on Thursday. The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at $22.51 billion as of August 13, comprising $17.08 billion held by the SBP and $5.42 billion held by commercial banks. T... - **Pakistan Observer** — [SBP Foreign Reserves Post Weekly Gain, Reach $17.08 Billion](https://pakobserver.net/sbp-foreign-reserves-post-weekly-gain-reach-17-08-billion/) · 20 Aug 2026, 7:49 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan’s liquid foreign reserves stood at $ 22,506.1 million as of August 13, 2026. According to the data shared by… ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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