By Aftab Ahmed | December 30, 2025
Central Bank has purchased a whopping US$1bn worth of foreign currency (USD) from the interbank FX market in Sep 2025. This brings the last 12 months (Oct 2024 to Sep 2025) intervention to US$6.9bn.Petrol Prices Declined By Rs 5.66 Per Litre
To highlight, in Sep 2025, the Central Bank also repaid US$500mn international bond payment.
SBP also indicated in the last MPC analyst briefing that intervention/purchase was increased from September 2025 onwards.
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