Pakistan’s foreign exchange buffers posted a modest improvement during the week ending February 20, 2026, driven by small inflows into the central bank’s holdings.

According to the latest weekly data released on Thursday, foreign reserves maintained by the State Bank of Pakistan rose by $16 million, marking a 0.1 percent increase compared to the previous week.

Total liquid foreign exchange reserves held by the country increased by $106 million to $21.408 billion as of February 20, up from $21.302 billion recorded a week earlier.

Reserves under the central bank’s custody edged up to $16.213 billion, compared with $16.197 billion in the preceding week.

Meanwhile, net foreign exchange reserves held by commercial banks remained unchanged at $5.195 billion during the reporting period, showing no week-on-week movement.