Pakistan’s foreign reserves have increased by $35.6 million in one week, taking the total volume to more than $18.946 billion, says a statement issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday.

Also, SBP’s reserves have swelled to $12.781 billion after an increase of $32.4 million, while foreign reserves of the private banks of Pakistan have grown to $6.114 billion after an increase of $3.2 million.