The country''s liquid foreign reserves declined slightly $59.3 million during the last week due to external debt servicing. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday reported that the country''s totaled foreign reserves were declined to $19.843 billion as on October 27, 2017, compared to $19.902 billion as on October 20, 2017.

During the week under review, SBP''s reserves decreased by $95 million to stood at $13.847 billion down from $13.847 billion due to external debt servicing and other official payments. Similarly, reserves held by banks posted an increase of $35.6 million to $5.996 billion as on October 27, 2017 compared to $5.961 billion a week earlier.

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