Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves fell to $10.090 billion in the week ended March 28 from $10.257 billion the previous week, the State Bank of Pakistan said Thursday.
Holdings of foreign exchange reserves by the central bank were $6.634 billion, compared with $6.790 billion in the previous week.
Foreign exchange deposits held by commercial banks were $3.456 billion, compared with $3.466 billion in the week ended March 21, the central bank said in a statement.
Pakistan received $500 million from the World Bank and $848 million from the International Monetary Fund this week to help stabilize the country's economy.
The loan amounts are likely to be added in the reserves position statement next week.
-By Haris Zamir, Contributing to Dow Jones Newswires; 91-11-43563300; chandrasekhar.jayachandran@dowjones.com
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