ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail on Sunday said incumbent government’s efforts to reduce imports have finally borne fruit.
In his tweet, Miftah Ismail said imports in July were recorded at $5 billion as compared to $7.7b in June.
He said the coalition government is determined to minimise the large current account deficit left by PTI.
Our efforts to reduce imports have finally borne fruit. Imports in July, per FBR data, were only $5.0b compared to $7.7b in June. Given that we have pulled Pakistan back from the brink of default, our govt is determined to minimise the large current account deficit left by PTI.
— Miftah Ismail (@MiftahIsmail) July 31, 2022
Read more: Pakistan’s foreign reserves fall by $826.9 million: SBP
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) shared that the liquid foreign reserves in Pakistan have declined by over $826.9 million during the week ending on July 22.
According to details shared by the SBP, the total liquid foreign reserves in the SBP stood at $8.57 billion on July 22.
Sharing a break-up of the foreign reserves position, the central bank said that the reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan stand at US$8.57 billion while commercial banks also have reserves of US$5.83 billion after a decrease of $730.1 million.
