TIRANA (Albania), June 11 (SeeNews) – Albania’s gross foreign debt totalled 8.4 billion euro ($9.5 billion) at the end of March, up 0.8% compared to the level recorded at the end of December, the country's central bank said.
The foreign debt of Albania's commercial banks, general government and central bank all increased in the first quarter, according to figures released by Bank of Albania on Monday.
Details follow (in millions of euro):
|
End-March |
End-Dec |
Total debt |
8,411.1 |
8,346.6 |
Commercial banks |
1,433.7 |
1,427.0 |
-short-term debt |
1,292.1 |
1,292.1 |
-long-term debt |
141.6 |
134.8 |
General government |
3,860.5 |
3,829.0 |
-short-term debt |
- |
- |
-long-term debt |
3,860.5 |
3,829.0 |
Central bank |
57.6 |
56.8 |
-short-term debt |
- |
- |
-long-term debt |
57.6 |
56.8 |
Other sectors |
1,339.9 |
1,346.0 |
-short-term debt |
386.1 |
371.1 |
-long-term debt |
953.8 |
974.9 |
Direct investment: intercompany lending |
1,719.4 |
1,687.8 |
Source: Bank of Albania
($=0.88410 euro)